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Gorbachev: US Has Started New Cold War with Russia; Oil Behind Most US Intervention in Civil Wars
Friday, January 30, 2015 13:33
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Gorbachev: US Pulled Russia Into New Cold War That Could Turn ‘Hot’. “The U.S. has already dragged us into a new Cold War, trying to openly implement its idea of triumphalism,” he is quoted as saying. “Where will that lead all of us?” he said.
Foreign Intervention In Civil Wars: 100X More When There Is Oil. “Economic incentives emerge as a key factor in intervention. Before the Isis forces approached the oil-rich Kurdish north of Iraq, Isis was barely mentioned in the news. But once Isis got near oil fields, the siege of Kobani in Syria became a headline and the US sent drones to strike Isis targets.”
