Initial reaction of some climate folk too was that this was for oil even though there was no evidence to substantiate the claim. This was about oil 75 yrs ago (crucially, when the US did not have much domestic supply). Today, it is about control i.e. taming Israel's only real adversary in the region

Green island of leaf miners in autumn leaves. A trail of life amidst senescence.

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