The truth is, about the Middle East is, had there been no oil there, it would be like Africa. Nobody is threatening to intervene in Africa.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Look, I don't think President Obama would have bowed to the ruler of Saudi Arabia if he didn't have oil to the degree that the Saudis do. I think they and other producing states, almost all of whom, except Norway and Canada, are dictatorships or autocratic systems, have thrown their weight around because of oil.
The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.
I don't believe in regime change, certainly not in the Middle East.
Peace in the Middle East isn't going to be created by another war or violent act on the other side.
The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.
You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.
It is not possible to create peace in the Middle East by jeopardizing the peace of the world.
The Middle East is the tinder box of the world, and to be able to remove a nuclear threat of any kind out of Iran, that would have been a big deal, very positive step forward.
Iraq is not about oil.
The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics.