Scott I think you are bang on the nail with this. I've thought the same, since we saw the pipeline incident. It is laughable this is so vehemently denied, as if it makes no sense, actually it makes perfect sense, most Europeans see it very clearly despite what mainstream news publicises the few most vocal propagandists.
Our friend Bob here is a good example of one if those, as far as I can tell.
I guess Bob to be an investor in the US fossil fueled industry.
He maybe doesn't realise that makes him an agent of the matrix :)