What is the common thread running across the gulf countries? OIL! And what is so treacherous about it? EVERYONE WANTS OIL! Remember the famous industrialist Jean Paul Getty saying that the formula for success in the 21st century is 'Rise early and Strike Oil!' That is the raison d'être for America to capture Iraq and suck as much oil and other natural resources from Iraq. Claiming false brotherhood of Oil, US was able to gain enough out of their control over Iraq. Leaving the nation in 2011, they boasted of having given Iraqi forces the gift of powerful war weapons. Little did the Iraqi puppet leaders know that US had left behind tumultuous times for them to face. During the US reign, America deliberately widened the cultural distance between the Shiias and the Sunnis.This rift got worse when a Shia President took over and the bias in policies grew. And this internal instability gave elbow space for ISIS extremists to put a foot in. The Jihadis, as agents of...
With an inner desire to inspire, I believe in an individual's power to change the world. I envision a Matilda (i.e. battle maiden) in each one of us.