Comment on Open thread, September 2-8, 2013

Mon, 02 Sep 2013 23:08:20 GMT

As I recall, the formulation was usually that it was American oil companies which were to blame.

That depends on the people with whom you are discussing the issue. The kind of people who use the word geopolitics a lot usually say that it's about more than the interest of the companies.

It's also worth noting that the Iraq war did produce an immediate increase in the price of oil which increased the profits of the oil companies.

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