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We were told this war would be over in a matter of weeks, and that the Iraqis would be able to finance it with…

— Sherrod Brown

Iraqi oil is sold by Iraq.

— Haider al-Abadi

American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil,

— Ahmed Chalabi

We'd be better off if the whole purpose of the adventure in Iraq was, say, to protect Israel or to protect the flow of…

— Seymour Hersh

A lot of American companies are now moving into Iraq. Iraq now has Pizza Hut, Subway, Taco Bell and Popeye's fried chicken. So, great,…

— Jay Leno

It was not for the sake of oil that the risky decision to cease this corrupt coexistence was made. But at least now the…

— Christopher Hitchens

Experts say that if we go to war with Iraq, oil could reach as much as $80 a barrel. Of course, after the war…

— Jay Leno

America created a vacuum in Iraq and ISIS formed. But had we taken the oil something else would've very good happened. They would not…

— Donald Trump

I don't think we're going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that's the reality.

— Carly Fiorina

The money from Iraqi oil will be yours - it will no longer be used by Saddam Hussein for his own benefit

— Tony Blair

If a war started, the oil price probably would go up, as you said, maybe $5, $6 a barrel until you saw other oil…

— Daniel Yergin

There is a tremendous amount of oil in Iraq and it's still very, very cheap due to all the political uncertainty. So if you…

— Porter Stansberry