I do not know all the nitty gritty of the ME situation as the...

I do not know all the nitty gritty of the ME situation as the poster you mentioned does. I agree with a lot of the points, but I think the prize is not so simple as just the oil price or who controls OPEC, or other political motives. It's all about the pipeline IMO. I reckon it'll cut across SA from Qatar and pass through Israel before making it's way in to Europe. Turkey may be on the wrong side of the ledger if they don't pull their heads in, perhaps they'll hop it over cyprus and in to Europe that way, Russia needs to maintain face after all. OPEC and Russia already have postured re production freeze, to be met with the US saying it'll export oil. Perhaps the US is bluffing? I think the US is willing to stump up a few billion, in order to secure who controls trillions that will flow through the pipe. I don't even know where to begin with how the Banking Syndicates controlled by descendants of the Rothchilds and that dude who sold Opium to the Chinese in the 1800's fit in, but Israeli dude flying to Russia, what does Israel have to do with Oil? Israeli preservation has always been based on the Arabs fighting each other. They've been surrounded since thousands of years ago, horribly outnumbered, and not once have they been able to be destroyed despite all the attempts. war or peace either way probably the price of oil will rise - but where the pipe goes will be determined by war or peace - peace if the US gets it's way - War if it doesn't. just imo, from a horribly cynical fellow.