Middle East Peace

I’ve said this many times before – Get off the oil standard; eliminate the power of the Middle East.


The logic is clear on many levels:

·        As long as the world energy demand relies on oil, the Middle East remains a bargaining chip for no other reason than its source of oil

·        A tinderbox already of multi-culturalism, and warring religious sects, oil is a perfect combustible of power struggles

·        International thugs like Russia and Turkey love exercising their macho military to wrest influence on the world’s stage

·       Reducing the sheer volume of fossil fuel use will save Earth’s ecology for future generations

What most galling is the ready availability and ingenuity of creating huge sources of renewable energy. That energy is clean, healthy, portable and economical. Couple that with engineering advances that reduce the need for energy in the first place, and we arrive at a self-sustaining model for future community living.

On or off the grid, new power sources are less hackable because entire communities can exist off the grid. Even individual homes can survive well off the grid.


This is a game changer for the Middle East. They are politically important only as long as their oil deposits are in high demand. Already Russia feels the squeeze of low demand for her oil. Natural gas demand remains high, but so does its supply, lowering the market value evermore. Russia is pursuing power and influence based on a dying fuel demand. Even if they win territorial influence, the reward will be high military costs without any economic gain. Their economy will continue to be strapped.


Turkey has become a regional power because of her geographical location. Period. History demonstrated that for thousands of years. It is still true. But not for military or economic power. If Turkey continues to seek influence and power by teaming up with Russia and China, they will have a dark and unhappy future. Using American military equipment for generations while building an attitude of spoiled child will not serve them well with Russia and China. That’s a lesson still to be learned.


Oil is the key ingredient for all of this. Russia needs access and power over oil supplies to make their own supplies more valuable. China needs access to more oil to power their economy. Turkey stands in the middle between both Russia and China and the Middle East oil pool.


Getting off oil energy will reduce tensions, greed and power lust.


Syria, Turkey, Russia. Not a good mix. Not a humanitarian combination. Without oil, what would they be fighting for?

And who enabled Turkey to be the turncoat? And the Kurds to run to the embrace of Syria's tyrant?

Only one guess allowed!


October 15, 2019