"The wars are NOT about oil?"

Nope.

"Well, capitalism is utterly incapable, and probably uninterested in regulating itself, and concerns itself with making money for the few, at the expense of the many. It's ever been thus and ever will be. The whole system is short-termist and unsustainable."

Capitalism hasn't done so bad so far, and has proved to be a damn sight more durable than any socialist utopia promised by many and delivered by no-one.

Ah "making money for the few at the expense of the many2

What complete and utter crap, i can almost hear the violins in the background. Go and find out who "owns" most of the shares in any company or on any stock market in the world - unions, pension funds and insurance companies.