claim: the war in iraq was a major factor in blowing "the top off the price of oil."
author: jim webb
evidence_1: mar 3, 2011 ... during the two world wars, the suez canal came under attack. ... britain and  france, leaving britain in control of the oilfields of what is now iraq. ... on 23  october 1942, he launched a major offensive from el alamein which forced ....  starkly demonstrated and britain's prestige was dealt a severe blow. top ...
evidence_2: apr 15, 2013 ... yes, the iraq war was a war for oil, and it was a war with winners: big oil.
evidence_3: apr 14, 2017 ... how syria's civil war became america's problem. ... when syrians rose up as part  of the wave of arab spring protests against middle east ... since the iraq war,  and maybe earlier, the oil-rich sunni arab states along the ... assad's defeat, then , would have been a major strategic blow to vladimir putin's ...
evidence_4: how did the oil - the remains of ancient lifeforms - become so important to the  running of our world? ... demand for kerosene, triggered an oil rush and began a  major new industry. ... the control of oil had been a key factor in who won the war . ... a blow to british pride and power but it also saw britain pay a higher price for  oil.
evidence_5: mar 29, 2016 ... but a more hidden factor is also fueling the price spike: terror attacks on oil  facilities. ... of course, isis stands to gain from supply outages that lift oil prices  because ... shell in nigeria caused a major disruption that could last until may. ...  iraq: iraq's semi-autonomous kurdistan region suffered a big blow last ...