Iraq has, in effect, one export of any consequence. That's oil.
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But the key thing is that Iraq, while it's got very large oil reserves, has marginalized itself as an oil exporter and these days its exports are only about one tenth that of neighboring Saudi Arabia.
The Assad regime is quite reliant on oil exports.
It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.
The U.S. now imports over half of its oil supply from the Middle East. This dangerous dependence on foreign energy sources is an issue of national security.
If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.
Iraq is a manufactured conflict for the sake of geopolitical dominance in the area.
We shouldn't be so dependent on foreign oil.
Oil prices have certainly become a threat for the world economy.
It's not just Iraq - it's the Atlantic partnership which is at stake.
Iraq is not about oil.