> I'm gonna get crucified for saying this, but what do invasions of Iraq, or occupations of Afghanistan for 20 years actually really achieve? I'm going to answ

> I'm gonna get crucified for saying this, but what do invasions of Iraq, or occupations of Afghanistan for 20 years actually really achieve? I'm going to answer with another question. For the past thirty years, how many countries have traded crude oil in currencies OTHER than the dollar, and of those countries, which ones have NOT been invaded by the United States? Petrodollar explained: https://www.wallstreetmojo.com/petrodollar/ https://www.wallstreetmojo.com/petrodollar/ This doesn't really have anything to do with NASA budget but deserves a lot more scrutiny than it gets, IMHO.