“It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from Epstein + skyrocketing healthcare costs,” she claimed in a social media publication.
Of course it is. Iraq was exactly the same operation, oil and regime change. And what AOC will do about that? She will say “Thank you for your service”. Nothing more, nothing less. USA is pirate state, if they want something, they will get it, no matter who is the President. The difference is how is done.
70% of Iraq’s oil is being extracted by China
“35 percent of Iraqi oil is imported by China” [as of 2024] Source: China Expands Its Oil Ties in Iraq
It’s been a few years since the US invaded Iraq… Regardless, China’s investment in oil production does not translate to consumption. About half of Iraq’s oil was going to the US around 2004.
China gains power and influence in foreign nations through significant investment in infrastructure (often leading to enormous debt), which is going to result in significant long-term gains for China. The US approach is to smash the front door down and loot the place, then install a puppet who is hopefully loyal to them and won’t be easily ousted.
I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of either of them, but I know which one I’d choose if I had to pick one.
This is what bothers me so much - It’s not just the US, I see it in Canada too. For how long will we ignore what that “service” was?