Just today I saw a letter to the editor in which someone was saying "No war for oil."
I don't think this war is about oil. But Trump's statement plays right into that talking point.
Someone said that to me during the Bush years.
I asked if they thought war would be justified if people were fighting for food?
They thought a second and said, "Yes, I could understand that."
To which I said, "So how are you going to get food without oil? Do you have a farm or do you get yours from the grocery store? How do you get there and back, in a car right? And how does the food get to the store, in trucks right?"
So yes, I say resoundingly, war for oil!