Thursday, January 29, 2015

Study Shows Crude Oil Is Huge Factor To War After All

We have all heard the so-called "crack pot" (and occasional scholar) insisting that Iraq was only fought for the oil that was abundant in the area. Most people dismiss this kind of person as "insane" or a conspiracy theorist.

However, a new study conducted by British universities takes data from a series of 69 countries who have had civil wars between 1945 and 1999, and the outcome suggests some of these conspiracy nuts aren't nuts after all.

So what was the overarching result? That foreign oil drives external intervention of civil war. Not just by a small data budge either. In fact, in countries with crude oil reserves, outside intervention was almost 100 times more likely in civil conflict.

So what does that say about the military intervention of countries in these wars? 

It shows that, although misguided by the words of scheming politicians, many people are being fooled by those they've elected to see military involvement in foreign affairs as a moral-favor. However, that may not be as much of the case as people are lead to believe.

That's all I have to say today, but I'll be back tomorrow.

"Anyone who has ever struggled with being in poverty, knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor." -James Baldwin 

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