see #14
“Pipelines” are a fantasy narrative. People completely out of the loop of active geopolitics, such as kids living in their parents’ basements, buy off on “pipelines” as the excuse for every action in the M-E.
It’s silly, clueless, and utterly wrong.
No one cares about pipelines. Heck, the Nigerians can’t keep bogies from stealing from and/or igniting their pipelines. Impossible to defend.