Seriously?
Apologist. Why you playing dumb?
All due respect.
I find the word "apologist" a bit funny.
In a very Clotaire Rapaillian way, if you want cheap oil, just go in and fucking get it. Say "I'm here for the oil, ya'll can chop each other's head off as much as you want, but 'sell' me the the oil at $5/barrel or else". That's what real men do. If you look at, for example, duels, you establish hostilities from the get go and end it with a duel. One of you dies and the other gets to live. That's what men do, at least the macho men you seem to so much adore.
I, for one, love my kids and do not mind paying $6 for a gallon of gas. If you want to pursue the macho man bullshit story, put your bundle of joy in a military uniform and send him to downtown Mosul and see how quickly your "apologist" bullshit story comes to an end.
Please understand that bravado is a sign of immaturity. You're certainly not impressing me.