Oh, ok. I goes the title of the thread was just a coincidence, also and the thread is meant to be informational, only.
You misread the title, or misrepresented it to youself, apparently.
Nowhere was it stated that the conflict in the Middle East isn't a factor.
It is.
What the title states is that other concomitant factors are contributory, and I don't recall any lefties posting about them.
If you do, link up.