One look at the map around the Caspian sea tells us why.That inland sea, as is well known, has an enormous potential as an oil source.Already the wells at Baku are large producers and nations like Armenia,Azerbaijan,Turkmenistan,Tajikistan are clamoring to develop their fields or discover new ones.One might say that the US has all these countries well under its thumb.
Iraq, which is practically swimming in oil, has been conquered by the thugs of the Bush administration,It is not too far from the Caspian basin.Iran is the only power,rich in oil and natural gas, that is not yet under the control of the US.What is worse is that the delivery of these fuels to the markets in India or China would require laying a pipeline through Iran to a port in West Pakistan.So, one might say that Iran is the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle that the US needs to have.
Following our usual practice of demonizing a country before invading it and stealing their resources,the demonizing has been going on for quite sometime.The Israelis have of course chimed in like an Amen chorus accusing Iran of developing enriched Uranium for weapons.The US will continue this drum beat until the day of invasion.Mrs.Clinton, who is well schooled in the art of abetting Bush’s invasions while professing to be against them, has already threatened to “obliterate ” Iran and will keep ratcheting up the volume on cue.
The invasion of Iran has nothing to do with nuclear weapons.It is about the need of the hegemons for other people’s resources.That groundwork has already been laid with the invasion of Iraq.Iran will complete the ringing of the Caspian Sea with American lap dogs.
