Yes? I'm not sure what the point is of re-litigating this now. The more recent conflict with Venezuela was even more explicitly oil focused.
Similarly, Iran is a traditional enemy of the US for decades, and a murderous regime that kills their own citizens in the streets; but when the US-Iran war is over, the US oil industry will be in control of the Iranian oil reserves.
Yes? I'm not sure what the point is of re-litigating this now. The more recent conflict with Venezuela was even more explicitly oil focused.
Similarly, Iran is a traditional enemy of the US for decades, and a murderous regime that kills their own citizens in the streets; but when the US-Iran war is over, the US oil industry will be in control of the Iranian oil reserves.