@jgg @StopTheSweepsPDX@kolektiva.social @petergleick
It's not offtopic, it typical whataboutism. Besides, "wanted the oil" is a load of horseshit that has been debunked time and time again. The list of oil companies operating in Iraq is public: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Iraq#Service_contracts_licensing_results
Look who's there β Russia, a vocal critic of "US imperialism", and China! Their revenues is in the same ballpark than that of US companies. Did US do it for the right of Chinese companies to work there? Makes no sense!