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abengayesterday at 6:24 PM1 replyview on HN

> Secure Iraq's oil fields and resources, "which belong to the Iraqi people"

The cynical read of this statement (extract resources from the invaded countries in order to enrich the American capital class) is the primary aim for all these conflicts.


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dlisboayesterday at 6:41 PM

That's not cynical. Trump has done the world a great benefit by transparently saying out loud what was hidden US policy for decades.