The "Mediterranean Pipeline" Project and the Attempt to Re-colonize Energy

The (Kirkuk-Baniyas) pipeline project brings back memories of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, as this move cannot be separated from the political doctrine adopted by the "hawks" in Washington at the time.

The return of companies like KBR to the scene is no coincidence; rather, it is a continuation of an approach that relies on transforming the "war economy" into an "economy of hegemony."

1. "Halliburton" and the Root of the Story: Linking Invasion to Plunder

It is impossible to discuss KBR without returning to its roots in Halliburton, which was run by Dick Cheney before he assumed the office of US Vice President.

This company was the true "godfather" of logistics services in Iraq, scooping up billion-dollar contracts through highly controversial means.

The truth that everyone recognizes today is that the owners and boards of directors of these companies were the primary drivers behind the invasion decision. They planned for two inseparable goals:

Direct seizure of oil fields: Transforming Iraqi oil from a national asset into resources under the control of major corporations.

Billion-dollar logistics contracts: Ensuring that reconstruction budgets—originally funded by Iraqi oil revenues—went directly into their own pockets under the guise of providing food, construction, and maintenance for the invading forces.

At its core, the invasion was an "investment project" par excellence, and today, history is repeating itself with the same faces and companies.

2. What Do They Want from This Project?

The project aims to achieve "oil enslavement":

Dominance over the route: Washington does not just want Iraq's oil; it wants to be the "controller of the tap." Whoever owns the pipeline owns Iraq's sovereign decision-making.

Altering the geopolitical map: The goal is to detach Iraq from its eastern surroundings and link it to the Mediterranean (and consequently to the Zionist entity) to secure "Israel's" energy security and bypass any threats in the Strait of Hormuz.

3. The Inevitable Result: An Existential Confrontation

The outcome of this project will not be economic, but highly security-driven:

Turning Iraq into a theater of conflict: The project will turn oil routes into legitimate "military targets" in the eyes of the Resistance. If Halliburton and its sisters previously drained Iraq's funds, the Resistance today will not allow them to drain its strategic resources.

The Resistance on the ground: Revolutionary Iraqi youth will not stand idly by in the face of attempts to re-establish hegemony. The Resistance views this project as a "new kind of invasion" aimed at stealing the livelihood of the Iraqi people and serving the agendas of the nation's enemies.

Conclusion

Companies like KBR and their partners are betting that a "security grip" and friendly politics will allow them to push this project through. But they forget that today's Iraq is not the Iraq of 2003, and the people who expelled them previously are capable of disrupting any oil route that mortgages national decision-making to the will of the White House. This pipeline, if they begin laying it down, will become a "security liability" and a "direct target," making the cost of its continuation far higher than any imaginary profits dreamed of by the new "godfathers of invasion."