Because the local anti-American sentiment is very serious, it is difficult for the United States to directly exploit Iraqi oil. And because the United States itself is a country with large oil reserves, it is useless for the United States to exploit Iraqi oil. It must also turn to a third party to convert it into dollars. Therefore, the United States introduced a strategy at that time, that is, cooperative shareholding. Before the Iraq war, most of Iraq's oil wells were owned by France and a country in East Asia. The United States will return these oil wells to these two countries, but only if the United States draws a net sales dividend of 10%. The two countries agreed that the total value of oil extracted by the two countries in Iraq each year is about 654.38+02 billion US dollars, and the United States can divide it into about 654.38+02 billion US dollars. The Iraq war has been going on for 16 years, which is directly converted into an American dividend of about18 billion US dollars.
In addition to these major (Sino-French) oil wells, Iraq's oil development rights are also in the hands of the United States. The United States sold these development rights by public bidding, and the sale amount was about $654.38+05 billion. Moreover, when it was sold to them, it signed a overlord clause to buy oil production equipment from the United States. To this end, the United States sold about $50 billion in oil production equipment.
It did cost a lot of money to fight Iraq. The United States seems to have suffered a big loss, but Americans still made a fortune. Of course, the American people can't make this money, but the money owners and interest groups behind the US government do.
Major military enterprises, security companies, and even builders. A large number of companies have received a steady stream of orders from the US government.
The money was spent, but in the end most of it flowed into the pockets of interest groups.
Iraq has a lot of oil, but Americans don't like it. Controlling a country through political and economic means is far more effective and affordable than actually controlling its land and resources.
If the United States really wants to control Iraq's oil fields, I'm afraid the oil dug by Americans is not enough for security personnel.
Just like you are mining gold in the desert, surrounded by endless hostile people, how much oil can you dig out smoothly? And get it out smoothly? Dozens of dollars a barrel of oil!
With the heart of selling white powder and earning money from selling cabbage, what will Americans do?
Oil is precious, but the United States itself is also the second largest oil producer and major oil exporter in the world.
In the final analysis, the core of Americans fighting Iraq is to fight a "petrodollar" defense war. Saddam Hussein has always been strongly dissatisfied with the United States. Just when the euro was born, Lao Sa wanted to use it.
After all, Iraq is also a big oil producer. If something is really messed up by old Sam, it will always be a threat to petrodollars.
Petrodollars are the foundation of American hegemony. Only when the whole world is using dollars can Americans be unscrupulous in bonus hunter.
Therefore, it is necessary to stifle Lao Sa's ideas in the cradle and not let Lao Sa have a bad influence on other local tyrants.
Old Sam is really a bull! I'm a tough guy, and I won't admit it until I die!
The United States launched the Iraq war on the pretext that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, and eventually overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime and established a pro-American puppet regime.
One of the purposes of the United States to launch the Iraq war is to control Iraq's oil resources. Considering the anti-American sentiment of the Iraqi people, the United States did not directly intervene in Iraq's oil exploitation, but cooperated with American enterprises and foreign oil exploitation companies that had trade relations with Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq before the war to exploit Iraqi oil and sell it to the outside world, while the United States collected 10% of the oil sales profits through interest groups.
On the surface, the United States did not take Iraq's oil as its own, not to attack Iraq for oil. However, the United States has controlled Iraq's oil resources through the trick of "empty gloves and white wolves", absorbed oil sales profits, and earned a lot of money.
This is also very simple. First, the United States has three weapons to dominate the world. First, the military strength is strong. The United States not only has a powerful army, navy and air force, but also has military bases in various strategic locations around the world. As long as necessary, they can quickly launch military operations in all corners of the world. Second, all areas in the economy have pricing power. For example, the world economy depends on whether the Federal Reserve raises interest rates. Whether the Fed raises interest rates has become the most concerned issue for financial practitioners. Third, the strong prosperity of the United States and its advertised values have spawned beauty powder all over the world. Pro-American fans have basically become a key group in European and American diplomacy and politics. Maintaining the glorious image of the United States in public opinion requires flattery and whitewashing, and internal pressure on other countries to urge other countries to act according to the baton of the United States, as well as internal and external cooperation. Judging from the coups, anti-government forces and anti-government actions staged by the United States in various countries after World War II, these American fans have played a great role. Therefore, it is very important to maintain the dignity of the overall image of the United States.
Second, the reason why the United States attacked Iraq is also very simple. If the United States wants to control the Middle East, it must have an agent who can follow the American baton. Saddam Hussein just doesn't listen to the American command. It is in the interest of the United States to go to war with Iran, but the threat of Iraq's military growth to other Arab member States has touched the authority of the United States as a protector. The invasion of Kuwait broke America's bottom line. The purpose of the United States attacking Iraq is to maintain its authority as a protector of the Arab world and destroy the disobedient Saddam regime. Any dictatorship and weapons of mass destruction are just excuses to safeguard the legitimacy of the United States to wage war. Almost all Arab countries are dictatorial. In this case, if the United States occupied Iraqi oil, it would not leave ammunition for the whole world. How can it do this?
Third, the United States has two major purposes in controlling the Middle East. The first is to control this important strategic place connecting Europe, Asia and Africa and control the Suez Canal. The second is to control the origin of oil, on the one hand, it can cut off the enemy's oil supply at the first time when the war breaks out, on the other hand, it can obtain the pricing power of oil. Americans have the final say in the rise and fall of oil prices. For example, the president recently asked Saudi Arabia to take measures to reduce oil prices. Prior to this, oil prices plummeted. Although Russia and Iran, important oil exporters, did not fall, Venezuela fell. But it also dealt a heavy blow to the energy economy of Russia and Iran. In other words, oil prices are still a weapon to attack and sanction other countries. The biggest aspect of the United States' ability to absorb gold is not commodity exports, but the dominance of finance and the dollar. We have the pricing power for all kinds of important materials, including oil, and can adjust the prices at will according to the needs of American economic interests and political needs, so as to achieve the most beneficial purpose for the United States.
Fourth, the share of Iraqi oil in the whole oil-producing area is very small. Iraq invaded Kuwait only to plunder Kuwait's richer oil. What is Iraq's oil interest relative to oil pricing power? What is it compared with maintaining the decency of the United States to wage war? In other words, the interests of Iraqi oil are very small. If the United States occupies Iraq's oil, it will lose countless beauty powder in the world because it is too naked. In particular, the anti-American voice in the Middle East will be even higher. Without pro-American forces, or if pro-American forces become synonymous with complete evil, how can the United States train agents to control every corner, including the Middle East? Is it necessary to use all-round force control? If we lose control of the Middle East, we will lose the pricing power of oil and the strategic control over oil in the war. The loss would be too great. Why Germany and France take in so-called Syrian refugees is largely to maintain the image of the West, especially Europe. To cover up the injustice of the Syrian war. So it is impossible for the United States to occupy Iraq for its oil.
The purpose of the United States to overthrow the Iraqi regime and hang Saddam Hussein is not to occupy Iraqi oil. Its original intention is to strengthen the dollar for petrodollars and establish hegemony in the world!
The dollar is the world's hard currency, which benefits from the strong military strength of the United States. The dollar was originally pegged to gold. In philosophy, there is a saying that "gold and silver are born for money, and money does not give birth to gold and silver". Because of its high value, small size and portability, gold is also very suitable to be linked to the US dollar. At this time, the dollar is not weak, it is "tough" and very creditable, and the whole world is willing to use this currency.
After the Vietnam War broke out, the United States printed a large number of dollars to support the war expenditure. The dollar has shrunk too much to support the price of $35 per kloc-0 per ounce of gold. President Nixon of the United States immediately broke off diplomatic relations at 197 1, giving up the previous exchange commitment between the US dollar and gold, and artificially decoupling the US dollar and gold.
In the following 10 year, gold rose from $35 to $850 to 1 dollar ounce. Nixon did the right thing for America! If he doesn't decouple the dollar from gold, American gold reserves may be exchanged by governments around the world. As a result, the United States will lose great wealth.
The dollar was decoupled from gold, the credibility of the dollar declined, and the dollar itself suffered heavy losses. In order to restore the credibility of the dollar and re-establish its hegemonic position in the world. The United States chose to peg oil to the dollar. This is because oil is a strategic resource, and no one can live without it in real life-especially in the west.
However, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein does not trust the US dollar, and he wants to use the euro as the currency of the country's oil trade. Under the combination of hard and soft, Saddam Hussein has never been moved by the United States. In the eyes of Americans, this is a big violation and completely angered George W. Bush. It should be noted that Saddam's behavior is tantamount to smashing the US Treasury. If Saddam Hussein is not destroyed, it will cause a chain reaction, just like knocking down dominoes, which will eventually make the United States lose its leading position in the world.
Then, the then US Secretary of State Powell took an esophageal "washing powder" (Putin's drama review) to the UN Security Council. With a serious face, he plausibly claimed that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. The United States used this as an excuse to rally a group of younger European countries, flagrantly launched a war of aggression against Iraq, hanged Saddam Hussein, and put a pro-American puppet on the stage. After the death of more than one million Iraqi people, while the living Iraqi people were living a miserable life of displacement and starvation, the petrodollar hegemony finally gained a firm foothold.
The current net dividend of the United States is 10% of Iraq's oil export income. In other words, after the hegemony of petrodollars was established, the United States finally occupied Iraqi oil in another way.
Let's just say that you have been cheated by America. The simplest and clearest example is that Iraq wants to get rid of the United States but can't get rid of it. It is conceivable that the consequences of inviting wolves into the house are very serious.
American wolves want to eat meat, and Iraq's oil has been completely swallowed up by the United States.
Those who say that Iraq is good are traitors, betraying the country and seeking glory. Poor ordinary people! So far, many ordinary people are homeless and living in dire straits. I have explained the details in another question and answer, please check it.
For its own selfish interests, the United States ignored the lives and property of ordinary Iraqi people, causing a huge humanitarian disaster. Many people left their homes and fled to neighboring countries.
The United States is the source of world turmoil, and we must be soberly aware of this and be ready to protect our country at any time. Be wary of the United States using traitors to mess up China and seize our wealth again. The United States is best at making things out of nothing and taking people by force.
All reactionaries are paper tigers!
In the early 1990s and early 20th century, the United States attacked Iraq twice and still stationed troops in Iraq. As for why the United States attacked Iraq, there are two clear reasons: the first time, because Iraq occupied Kuwait, the Security Council authorized the United States and Britain to "liberate" Kuwait; The last time the United States sent troops to attack Iraq privately, the reason was that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and helped terrorists.
Of course, through superficial phenomena, the United States must have ulterior motives in attacking Iraq. Many people say it's for Iraqi oil, but it seems that the United States didn't take the Iraqi oil fields as its own. So why on earth did the United States attack Iraq?
First, in order to control the situation in the Middle East. The Middle East has always been the focus of the United States because of its energy and geographical advantages. The United States generally controls the Middle East by acting as an agent for countries or forces, and will never allow an anti-American force to appear in this region. Iraq at that time was such an "early bird".
Second, for Iraqi oil. Although the United States does not own Iraqi oil fields, it does not mean that it does not attach importance to Iraqi oil. After the war, the exploitation of Iraqi oil was basically controlled by American and British oil companies (later the control rights changed). The reason why the United States has not shipped a large amount of oil back to the United States is that the United States has become an oil and gas exporter. Of course, it is more important for the United States to hit Iraq with petrodollars, which is a tool for the United States to harvest wool, and Iraq intends to accept other currencies, which the United States can't stand.
Third, the purpose of the United States attacking Iraq is to transform Iraq. On the one hand, after laying down Iraq, the United States tried to make it a "template" according to its own will and model to regulate other Middle Eastern countries; On the other hand, it is also of great economic benefit for the United States to lead the post-war reconstruction process in Iraq.
Of course, we can't underestimate the role of American military enterprises in promoting the war. For them, it can be said that "one shot goes off, and gold is two thousand"!
The United States did not occupy the country, but through capital control, more based on cost considerations.
We found that the pattern of world powers has remained basically unchanged since World War II. Don't big countries expand any more? Or what is the reason?
The change of control mode, from land control to capital control. Human society, from the beginning of slavery, has been accompanied by conquest and conquest. Even Europe, the birthplace of western modern civilization, the Roman Empire, the Prussian Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire, Spain, Portugal, the British Empire, the French Empire and so on. , are through the occupation of more territory, grab more means of production to achieve hegemony.
After the Second World War, the world has been able to keep healthy, but capitalist countries will not stop grabbing the world development dividend and the capital of other countries, but the way is no longer to take occupation, but to make more use of the power of capital to control. If there is resistance, they will use the army to suppress it.
The change of cost control, from colonial control to financial control. As mentioned earlier, if occupation and colonial control are carried out, the cost is often very high. However, through local investment, a large amount of surplus of local capital output is converted into income. This can avoid high management costs and high human resources costs, and because of the control of equity, the control power is stronger and the control effect is better.
At the same time, in most countries, capital has a natural attraction to politics, and it is easy for capital to realize its influence on politics.
Control the change of level, from colonists to agents. As mentioned above, a very simple way to turn the influence of capital on politics into control is to support agents. Once, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, most Russian chaebols were American agents, and most senior Russian government officials were controlled by American capital. If Putin, who has no American capital background, does not quickly eliminate the seven chaebol with an iron fist, then Russia is still the younger brother firmly controlled by American capital.
At the same time, using colonial means to control, in addition to high cost, there is also a huge hidden danger, that is, revolution. The United States was once a colony of Britain and France. At first, these colonists were tools for the suzerain to control the colonies, then they wanted to gain greater interests and the right to speak, and finally they became pioneers in resisting the suzerain. For example, the United States has long since left the Commonwealth and become the world hegemon.
However, with agent control, agents under capital control are more likely to yield, and it is easier to control localization with local agents. And the agent can be changed at any time if there is a problem.
Therefore, the United States will not occupy Iraqi oil fields through occupation now, but will control Iraq's resources through capital infiltration.
The United States attacked Iraq not for oil, but for the petrodollar system. Every country needs oil to develop its economy and wage war. If it wants oil, it must change it into dollars. If it holds dollars, it must pay for the spamming of dollars. The Korean War and the Vietnam War led to the US fiscal deficit. In order to make up for the fiscal deficit, the US dollar is indiscriminately issued, so that all countries and individuals holding US dollars can pay for the war. Saddam Hussein of Iraq announced that the oil trade would be settled in euros, which decoupled the US dollar from Iraq's oil trade and nationalized the oil industry, so the United States launched the Iraq war. After the war, the interim government announced that the oil trade would be settled in US dollars.