Iraq War Was About Oil, Not WMDs — and Cost 2.5 Trillion Dollars

The US invasion of Iraq cost $2.5 trillion and claimed the lives of 4,614 American soldiers and possibly up to one million Iraqis. The official justification — weapons of mass destruction — was false; analysts argue the real goal was control over oil and gas reserves. The operation initially appeared to succeed, but subsequently every major expert warning came true.