Lebaneseproud, you disagree with the article's assumptions, eh .. lolol .. well, your assumptions/ predictions in your ..http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=117448520 .. sit way out on a much longer limb, much more precariously than any of the assumptions in F6's WaPo article .. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=117451440 . For one, ISIS are on the decline. And that's before Russia's incursions have had any crucial impact. For two, ISIS don't control nearly as much oil as they did at their peak. For three, Daesh do not have the oil income they once had. ISIS has a money problem by Michal Addady September 27, 2015, 4:29 PM EDT http://fortune.com/2015/09/27/isis-money-problem/ For four, i understand now ISIS only control one Syria-Turkey border crossing. One they lost .. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/world/middleeast/isis-loses-control-of-crucial-syrian-border-town.html Seriously, imo,your predictions, linked at the top, sound more like a Putin wet dream than any reality-based look at the situation. Love this from your top linked to me "When Russia gets that oil , remember you heard it from old Leb first and I will back to rub it in your face and remind you." Here's what i suggest, old Leb. When Russia takes control of any major oil field in Iraq or Syria they don't have control of today, come back to me. Don't leave it tooooo long, eh. Edit PS. Did you know Tracking the Russian Airstrikes in Syria UPDATED Oct. 2, 2015 .. to near bottom .. * In the Damascus region, the Army of Islam, a group with financial backing from Saudi Arabia, has declared war on Russia. It is one of several armed groups that form the East Gouta Council. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/30/world/middleeast/syria-control-map-isis-rebels-airstrikes.html?_r=0