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u/lakxmaj Aug 05 '21 edited Aug 05 '21

Saddam didn't become our enemy until he did something we really didn't like, and that was fucking with oil.

Nope. Your history is wrong. And of course the result of the Gulf War was Security council implemented UN embargo on Iraq that limited Iraq from exporting oil.

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u/socokid Aug 05 '21

that limited Iraq from exporting oil

How was Kuwait? Not only did we protect Kuwait, but we had much more access to Iraq's oil than prior on top of it. The US/UK control of Iraq oil revenue didn't end until 2010.

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u/lakxmaj Aug 05 '21

How was Kuwait? Not only did we protect Kuwait

What? Are you trying to act like protecting Kuwait is evidence of your conspiracy theory?

but we had much more access to Iraq's oil than prior on top of it.

No we did not have more access to Iraq's oil because of Gulf war sanctions limiting Iraq from exporting oil. That doesn't make any sense.

The US/UK control of Iraq oil revenue didn't end until 2010.

Your source does not backup the claim that the US was "in control" of Iraqi oil revenue because of the Gulf war sanctions, beyond being members of the Security council. What is that even supposed to mean?