Trump wanted to seize Iraq's oil in 2017

[Old Man Willow]

https://www.axios.com/trump-to-iraqi-pm-how-about-that-oil-1a31cbfa-f20c-4767-8d18-d518ed9a6543.html

[quote]"And then right at the end, Trump says something to the effect of, he gets a little smirk on his face and he says, 'So what are we going to do about the oil?'"

In the March meeting, the Iraqi prime minister replied, "What do you mean?" according to the source in the room. "And Trump's like, 'Well, we did a lot, we did a lot over there, we spent trillions over there, and a lot of people have been talking about the oil.'"

The bottom line: It's not a one-time thing. Two sources described being in the Situation Room in 2017 with Trump, Defense Secretary Mattis and national security officials discussing Iraq. Both said Trump brought up the prospect of seizing Iraq's oil, and Mattis pushed back.

[Blue3]

Oh he said it many, many times on the campaign trail.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Oh he said it many, many times on the campaign trail.

That was Syria's (or possibly Libya's) oil, not Iraq. I know, it's hard to keep track of all the times the  Pumpkin Prebendary has threatened to seize living roomoil.

[ProudModerate2]

I only wish he would have said this in an open forum, or tried to actually force our forces to proceed with his ridiculous plans.
Maybe, maybe .... his Deplorable base would wake-up to the madness (but I wouldn't hold my breath).

[Indy Texas]

I only wish he would have said this in an open forum, or tried to actually force our forces to proceed with his ridiculous plans.
Maybe, maybe .... his Deplorable base would wake-up to the madness (but I wouldn't hold my breath).

He said this constantly during the 2016 campaign. He was always like "WE HAVE TO TAKE THE OIL!"

[Mr. Morden]

Oh he said it many, many times on the campaign trail.

That was Syria's (or possibly Libya's) oil, not Iraq.

No, it was Iraq.  He said that during the 2016 campaign, and in fact he's been talking about taking Iraq's oil since 2011:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/21/donald-trump-iraq-war-oil-strategy-seizure-isis

[ProudModerate2]

I only wish he would have said this in an open forum, or tried to actually force our forces to proceed with his ridiculous plans.
Maybe, maybe .... his Deplorable base would wake-up to the madness (but I wouldn't hold my breath).

He said this constantly during the 2016 campaign. He was always like "WE HAVE TO TAKE THE OIL!"

I guess what I am saying, is that trump would say it as a definitive directive to the Armed Forces (now as President) to proceed with seizing the Iraq nation and their oil fields.
If that were to happen the Senate would more than likely remove him in an impeachment trial.

[Stranger in a strange land]

I only wish he would have said this in an open forum, or tried to actually force our forces to proceed with his ridiculous plans.
Maybe, maybe .... his Deplorable base would wake-up to the madness (but I wouldn't hold my breath).

He said this constantly during the 2016 campaign. He was always like "WE HAVE TO TAKE THE OIL!"

Yes, and he was basically never challenged on this because the Very Serious People didn't take it seriously (they should have).

[Sir Mohamed]

If there's one thing the orange clown knows about, it's stealing ressources from others.

[President Johnson]

If there's one thing the orange clown knows about, it's stealing ressources from others.

It's called The Art of the Steal.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

I vividly remember "take the oil" as being the single stupidest slogan of Trump's entire presidential campaign...

[Old Man Willow]

How would the international community react if Trump were to submit a formal demand to Iraq to give the US control of it's oil?

[Statilius the Epicurean]

How would the international community react if Trump were to submit a formal demand to Iraq to give the US control of it's oil?

They would wait for the US to have to carry out its demands by invading Iraq again with hundreds of thousands of troops to secure the supply lines, which would be a quagmire worse than the first time.

[Progressive Pessimist]

I vividly remember "take the oil" as being the single stupidest slogan of Trump's entire presidential campaign...

That's one hell of an accomplishment!

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Oh he said it many, many times on the campaign trail.

That was Syria's (or possibly Libya's) oil, not Iraq.

No, it was Iraq.  He said that during the 2016 campaign, and in fact he's been talking about taking Iraq's oil since 2011:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/21/donald-trump-iraq-war-oil-strategy-seizure-isis

I believe the correct answer is, "All of the above". You are right, and I misremembered which particular bit of international plunder the Mango Menace was pushing during his campaign. However, it's not like it hasn't been a common theme of his. For example:

Trump: We Should Take Libya's Oil (2011)

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And Deplorable Donny's "suggestions" to commit war crimes with Iraqi oil also seemed to cover Syrian oil fields.

Trump's plan to seize Iraq's oil: 'It's not stealing, we're reimbursing ourselves' (2016)

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[pbrower2a]

I can only imagine his plans for Venezuela.

[Cold War Liberal]

I vividly remember "take the oil" as being the single stupidest slogan of Trump's entire presidential campaign...

That's one hell of an accomplishment!