Was the iraq war actually about oil?

oil is bought and sold in dollars, the meme goes that the American economy will collapse without it so they flip out whenever someone wants to trade oil in another currency, it is not true though, people can trade oil using any currency, they choose dollars because the US has a large economy and existing institutions streamline the process

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I don't think it was particularly about oil at all, the whole thing was fairly irrational.

The general population in the USA wanted to smash up some Arabs in a war following 9/11 so the government gave them what they wanted. That's about it really, nothing more complicated than that.

It wasn't about the oil it was about the petrodollar.

>That's about it really, nothing more complicated than that.

Surely that's why they ran a smearing campaign the moment the allies in NATO told them they would have none of it, right?

i actually love this picture, i hear a score in my head and want to make it a film

It's too widespread of a meme to be true. I feel neo-cons are just dipshits that think they are saving the world by spreading democracy and capitalism

This guy gets it.

It was about protecting Saudi and other Gulf Arabs.

I do too man. Every day.

>the budding camaraderie between the american soldier and the Iraqi citizen
>the soldier on the right smirking in solitude with shaded eyes
youtube.com/watch?v=tVbkHBpT2Qg

the heart of man is one

Some background from personal knowledge about the Iraqi.
The PT, or reflective, belt marks him as a member of a local militia. Near Tikrit these guys went by Sons of Iraq, or SoI for short. They manned checkpoints, patrolled local neighborhoods, and helped out the Iraqi Army with operations when extra bodies were needed. Now these guys varied heavily in their operation, some were literally insurgents (they would plant bombs, inform AQI on coalition movements) some where gangsters (basically running an extortion racket and dealing drugs, using their arms and status to protect their territory) and some were hardcore patriots who legitimately wanted to do some good but, intelligently, stayed away from the Army.

Dealing with these guys was a crapshoot, and we actually came upon a running gun battle between some SoI and IA once. Both were trying to extort the same market and the CO of the IA started waving his pistol around like Saddam was still in power. He died first.

The American, from what I can see, is an experienced grunt. His fat face screams POG to me, but all of his gear tells me otherwise. His weapon is especially telling, despite all the shit on it, it's all useful. He doesn't have a bunch of dumb useless gear queer shit hanging off of it the way a POG playing operator would.

And he's a dirty fucking CamelBak thief.
>Cobb
>Harris

Sorry for the /k/ommando diatribe.

>Iraq was seen as a belligerent destabilizing presence in a region

Nobody ever accused Junior of being smart.

To keep it flowing, sure. To take it, that obviously did not happen, and was not even attempted.

>When everyone uses your currency to buy modern civilization (essentially), you can maintain ridiculous levels of debt and control. It's why the debt counter is fucking retarded.
Actually the reason the US can maintain high levels of debt is because they always pay back what they owe, on time, with interest. The fact that oil is traded with the US dollar does not affect the US's ability to accumulate debt. Countries trade in US dollars because it is a strong and stable currency which can be used practically anywhere. The average company won't accept payment in Iraqi Dinars, but they sure as hell will accept US dollars.

Don't worry, the person you are replying to is an economic retard too.

What has Israel done since 1948 that destabilized the region?

kike-sandnigger intrastate conflicts =/= invading sovereign nations

that green shit never existed

did you fight in Iraq, sir? btw who is Harris? I only see Cobb

>It's too widespread of a meme to be true
I wish more people thought like this.

Look at the nametag on his left shoulder, our right. And yes, I did. Iraq once, Afghanistan once. The "sir" is a little weird, I'm not THAT old yet.

Exist.

French faggots wouldn't let us fly over their faggot country.

neat

You think you feel old? I was in DS/DS.

>sir

30% oil
30% geostrategy
40% neo-con ideology

Although those 3 factors are entangled ofc.

>And he's a dirty fucking CamelBak thief.
>>Cobb
>>Harris

Took me a minute

Why can't everyone exist around them?

>me on the right

It was. I miss it a lot.
I had a PSG that was in DS, he shot a Saudi on accident and said his whole platoon just bailed and pretended it didn't happen. It was apparently some big mystery and the Saudi's were pissed about it.
Kek

Removing Saddam, neocon fantasies, oil must flow, contracts for rebuilding, geopolitics (Iran, backfired horribly).

>wanting to be the asshole who wore his promotion pads on patrol

the usa can also mainrain a high level of debt because they have full sovereignity of their currency.
but when oil is traded in dollar there is a high demand for dollars, therefore the currency is worth more and the us can import goods for better terms

If I move into your kitchen and militantly occupy it, could you just exist around me? I mean sure, but you sure as shit would rather have your kitchen back right? Me lounging around in your kitchen with my AR is going to make things a bit tenser around the house.