Syria and Pipelines

The real reason behind much of the violence on the world stage recently is about the mad scramble for the last of the world's resources. I cannot remember who coined the phrase 'pipelineistan', but it neatly sums up the truth behind a lot of global conflict. Here is an interesting analysis of the Syrian conflict, that sees Russia and US head-to-head over gas pipelines and energy issues. This is corroborated by Jim Willie, who is often proven correct in time:

 http://www.silverdoctors.com/why-sryia-its-not-what-you-think-its-not-what-youve-been-told/#more-31244

More confirmation that Syria is about energy issues and the petro-dollar:

 http://vimeo.com/73400943