Interesting conjecture. It’s plausible.
Gotta admit that the neocons are so drunk on their own press that they make a huge fat target for a whaling scam, well, more like an ex-vice President of Nigeria scam - Prigoshine here already marching on Moscow and will complete the coupe for a small deposit of $6.2 Billion and a list of potential co-conspirators I can rely on for assistance.