President Bush's Iraq War had a crucial purpose of removing sanctions from Iraq's oil exports, rebuilding the Iraqi oil industry, getting international oil companies back into Iraq, and turning Iraq into a large-scale oil producer (like 10-11 million barrels/day like the Saudis) rather than just medium-sized; but by 2005 it was clear this wasn't going to work.
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Helen ThompsonEvidence Quote
“if a crucial purpose, which to my mind it was, of the Iraq War was to remove the sanctions from Iraq's oil exports, rebuild the Iraqi oil industry, get international oil companies back into Iraq, turn Iraq into a large-scale oil producer... that wasn't going to work out. It's very clear by 2005.”
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Helen Thompson: "The Complex History of Energy and Geopolitics" | The Great Simplification #98— Nate HagensCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:08:12 PM
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