Quote Originally Posted by Monty92 View Post
What I’ve never understood is the “it’s all about oil” refrain, as if oil wasn’t massively important in shaping geopolitical power structures.
Yes. In a world that runs on oil, securing an oil supply is a really good reason to make alliances or go to war.

Mind you, I've been pointing this out to anti-war types since the first Gulf War, but they still seem to think 'No Blood For Oil' constitutes a good argument against interventions in the Middle East.