The role of Iraqi oil in US strategy
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https://doi.org/10.18413/2687-0967-2020-47-4-904-911Keywords:
Iraq, the USA, Middle East, occupation, oil, terrorism, implementation, strategyAbstract
The article is devoted to the study of the role of the oil factor in the presence of the United States forces in Iraq in historical retrospect. The authors analyze the geostrategic, economic and political interests of the United States in the Persian Gulf region, in particular, in Iraq and the events related to the competitive struggle of international actors for the opportunity to dominate in this region.The conclusion drawn in this article is that the occupation of Iraq by the United States forces was not aimed at fighting terrorism, but primarily aimed at gaining control over the development of Iraq's rich energy resources, which also makes it possible to set oil prices, besides, it was in the interests of the American government to prevent the dominance of other international actors in the region. The political actions of American officials in Iraq helped to revive the American economy: increased trade in weapons and the flow of oil in the Persian Gulf and Iraq to the United States. Iraq has become another political victim in the competition of the world's hegemons.
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