Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo

Everyone knows why we are there. Oil. The same reason the British controlled parts of Iran as well as the old Soviet Union. Iran has a shitload of oil.

But almost every powerful country in this world takes advantage of other countries. It's just part of how the world works, the US is not exclusive to this tactic. It doesn't mean it's right, but to single out the US as the only country that does it is just wrong.