I believe that the sell out of the anti-war movement by those in leadership roles can be attributed to the fact that Iraq is not a war but rather one battle in a larger theater. Iraq is only one piece on the Grand Chessboard which will culminate in a catastrophic war with China. Since both parties are apparently adhering to Brzezinski’s strategy and Iraq is a required pawn in the Grand Game, we stay in Iraq.
European Commission sources assure that Brzezinski, author of ‘The Great Chessboard, remains an extremely influential figure. The Bilderberg discussion on the control of Eurasia still refers to The Grand Chessboard. Washington is such an avid cheerleader of Turkey's accession to the EU because this means increased American influence near the Caspian and over the eastern Mediterranean. And it also works towards the containment of Iran, Russia and China - which, according to Brzezinski, may not be allowed to emerge as rival powers to the US in Eurasia. #msg-6279062
The U.S.--and specifically the Clinton White House--was determined to oppose any "north/south" pipelines. The White House adopted a plan, cooked up by long-time ruling class strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski, to create an "east-west" pipe which would bypass both Russia and Iran.
The U.S. intends to strip Russia of control over this oil. And the U.S. wants the Caspian oilfields to be completely independent of the Persian Gulf--to diminish the importance of Persian Gulf states in the world economy. #msg-3775550
BTW that ‘east-west’ or BTC pipeline is very close to starting flow.