This is even dumber and crazier than the Iraq War

The Iraq War Was Not About Oil

As Donald Trump launches a dangerous war on Iran, understanding what really drives US imperial aggression is more urgent than ever. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, which many critics wrongly claim was about oil, offers an illuminating case study.

This is even dumber and crazier than the Iraq War

Caitlin JohnstoneMar 06, 2026Reading by Tim Foley:SubscribeYoung people keep asking me if this was what the Iraq invasion was like. I’ve been telling them “Sort of, but this is way dumber and crazier.”There were fairly intelligent people who bought into the Iraq war propaganda. Many anti-war folk assumed Saddam probably did have weapons of mass destruction — they just didn’t buy into the narrative that war was the answer. There really were inter…