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WWII was the last attempt to capture the wealth of developed nations by invading them. The Gulf War [0] seems like a much more recent (1990-91) example of this
by johnny313 7y ago
WWII was the last attempt to capture the wealth of developed nations by invading them.
The Gulf War [0] seems like a much more recent (1990-91) example of this - Iraq invaded Kuwait, taking control of their oil fields and deep water ports.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War
- dingaling 7y agoThe Iraqi invasion was itself a reaction to Kuwaiti slant-drilling, a nonmilitary attempt to capture wealth.
- Something1234 7y agoDo you have a source to support your claims?
- cheerlessbog 7y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/03/world/confrontation-in-the-gulf-the-oilfield-lying-below-the-iraq-kuwait-dispute.html https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/03/world/confrontation-in-th...
- mieseratte 7y ago> Some Iraqi officials have accused Kuwait in the past of using advanced drilling techniques developed by Amer ican oilfield specialists to siphon oil from the Rumaila field, a charge that American drillers deny, noting that the oil flows easily from the Rumaila field without any need for these techniques. I’m not sure if I trust a genocidal tyrant or an oil company. Perhaps it’s a bit much to claim Kuwait was asking for it.
- PeterisP 7y agoIt rather illustrates the reasons for this rule - Kuwait economy is/was quite different from pretty much all developed countries in that it was so predominantly based on oil fields that this invasion made sense. The largest oil producer in the world currently is USA, and still the USA oil fields are just a tiny fraction of its wealth production. You could capture half of Kuwait's wealth if you got control over its extractive economy. You can't capture half of EU or USA wealth if you get control over all their natural resources, not even close to that.