Juhasz : Opening up Iraq to foreign oil companies was main goal of Iraq War . Plans for Western oil exploration in Iraq were drawn up years before 2003 invasion . Bush administration pressured Iraqi government to pass law allowing foreign firms in . Chuck Hagel in 2007 : `` People say we 're not fighting for oil . The Iraq War , 10 years on . We aren't going after the oil.
Juhasz : Opening up Iraq to foreign oil companies was main goal of Iraq War . Plans for Western oil exploration in Iraq were drawn up years before 2003 invasion . Bush administration pressured Iraqi government to pass law allowing foreign firms in . Chuck Hagel in 2007 : `` People say we 're not fighting for oil . We aren't going after the oil.