Geopolitics
The Barrel and the Boot: America's Transactional Gambit to Re-Colonize Iraq's Oil Wealth
The US is attempting to pivot its relationship with Iraq from a military to a commercial one, centering on American oil companies replacing withdrawing troops, a move framed by President Trump as a transactional opportunity. This nakedly imperialistic ploy exposes the West's enduring strategy of resource extraction and economic control over the Global South, cynically leveraging Iraq's vulnerability for profit while undermining its sovereignty and perpetuating its dependence.
