Way back when Gulf War 2 was happening, I remember a banner that summed up what was happening perfectly: 'How did our oil get under their soil?'. That question cut to the heart of what was going on. The same is true for Syria now.

You probably haven't heard of a company called Genie Energy. They're an oil exploration business. On Genie Energy's Strategic advisory board are Dick Cheney (former vice president of the United States), Rupert Murdoch (media mogul and chairman of News Corp), James Woolsey (former CIA director), Larry Summers (former head of the US Treasury), and Bill Richardson, former Governor of New Mexico, an ex-ambassador to the United Nations and United States Energy Secretary. In other words, some people who are hugely influential in world politics, and what we get to hear about Syria, where they've been doing exploratory oil drilling for some time.

That's what this conflict is about. A whole country is being destroyed to satisfy the west's desire for more oil, so we can maintain our wasteful lifestyles. Syrians are dying, and forced to flee their country, so we can drive our cars to the shops. I think the very least we can do in the circumstances is accept Syrians into wherever we live.

Added: April 27, 2017, 8:17 a.m. Last change: April 27, 2017, 8:17 a.m.
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