Reply #1: It doesn't get much clearer than this: [View All]

[Minstrel Boy]

the UK and US "have noted the huge energy potential of Russia, central Asia and the Caspian".... pipeline from Azerbaijan to Turkey, to keep vast quantities of oil out of Russian hands.

They don't call it The Great Game for nothing.

When can we expect the White House admission "Alright, already: of course it's about oil!"