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It's not about chemical weapons.It's not about oil even.It's about the currency it is traded in.Note: If you'd like to understand why this is important, I'd recommend reading Nitin Gupta's answer to What is the economics behind printing of currency?IRAQ2000.11 Saddam announces Iraq will only accept EUR as payment for its oil[1]2001.09 World Trade Centre destruction2002.11 Saddam invites UN weapons inspectors into the country [18]2003.01 UN weapons inspectors didn't find evidence of nuclear weapons in Iraq [18]2003.01 Germany rules out Iraq invasion support[2]2003.01 France joins Germany in opposing Iraq invasion[3]2003.02 Europeans oppose Iraq invasion[4]2003.03 US, UK and Australia invade Iraq[5]2003.08 Public support for Iraq invasion plummets in the UK [6]2004.03 Madrid train bombings[7]2005.03 Italy plans Iraq pull out[8]2005.07 London bombings[9]2006.12 Saddam Hussein was executed and his hanging spread on the webLIBYA1999.08 Gaddafi announces plans for the African Development Bank, reviving the gold dinar as a single African currency[10]2009.00 Gaddafi announces Libya only accepts gold-backed dinar for oil[11]2011.02 Libyan Civil War starts[12]2011.07 US declares Libyan rebels as government and releases $30b[13]2011.10 US+NATO invade Libya[14]2011.10 Gaddafi is beaten and shot to death, and his body publicly displayed for days in an industrial freezerIRAN2003.Q1 US starts work on operation TIRANNT ("Theater IRAN Near Term")[15]2005.01 Iran announces Oil Bourse in Kish trading in EUR and IRR[16]2006.12 Security Council imposes sanctions on Iran for nuclear enrichment[17]2007.05 Bush authorises CIA operations against Iran[18]2007.09 Israel bombs Syria[19]2007.12 Iran completed converting all oil exports to non-USD[20]2008.02 Iranian Oil Bourse opens[21]2009.00 UK starts planning covert action in Syria[22]2009.02 Israel launches covert war against Iran[23]2009.11 IAEA adopts resolution against Iran's nuclear program[24]2009.11 Lula welcomes Ahmadinejad to Brazil[25]2010.05 US frustrates Iran-Turkey enriched fuel swap brokered by Brazil[26]2011.00 US+UK start training opposition forces in Syria[27]2011.03 Civil uprising starts in Syria[28]2013.03 ŸThe BRICS announce plans for a BRICS Development Bank[29]2013.06 Protests simultaneously hit the streets in Turkey and Brazil[30][31]Footnotes[1] Foreign Exchange: Saddam Turns His Back on Greenbacks[2] Germany rules out Iraq war support[3] EU allies unite against Iraq war[4] Polls find Europeans oppose Iraq war[5] 2003 invasion of Iraq - Wikipedia[6] Public support for Iraq war plummets[7] 2004 Madrid train bombings - Wikipedia[8] Italy plans Iraq troop pull-out[9] 7 July 2005 London bombings - Wikipedia[10] Gaddafi calls for United States of Africa[11] Saving the world economy from Gaddafi[12] Libyan Crisis (2011–present) - Wikipedia[13] Libya Rebels Get Formal Backing, and $30 Billion[14] 2011 military intervention in Libya - Wikipedia[15] The Pentagon Preps for Iran[16] Iranian oil bourse - Wikipedia[17] SECURITY COUNCIL IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON IRAN FOR FAILURE TO HALT URANIUM ENRICHMENT, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1737 (2006)[18] Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran[19] http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/02/11/080211fa_fact_hersh[20] Iranian oil bourse - Wikipedia[21] Iranian oil bourse - Wikipedia[22] Syria intervention plans fuelled by oil interests, not chemical weapon concerns | Nafeez Ahmed[23] Israel launches covert war against Iran [24] Nuclear program of Iran - Wikipedia[25] Lula takes risk in welcoming Ahmadinejad to Brazil[26] Turkey, Brazil seal deal on Iran nuclear fuel swap[27] http:// http://web.archive.org/web/20140827021242/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2007/05/bush_authorizes/[28] Syrian Civil War - Wikipedia[29] New Development Bank - Wikipedia[30] 2013 protests in Brazil - Wikipedia[31] Gezi Park protests - Wikipedia

The UN adopts Resolution 242 on November 22nd, 1967.Myth busting Res 242!UN Resolutions come in two flavors: Chapter 6 and Chapter 7. Those passed under Chapter 6 deal with the peaceful resolution of disputes and entitle the Council to make non-binding recommendations. Those under Chapter 7 give the Council broad powers to take action, including war, to deal with “threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, or acts of aggression”.So, it is important to understand that Resolution 242 pertaining to Israel is of the Chapter 6 variety, NOT Chapter 7. A Chapter 7 UN Resolution was adopted when Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded Kuwait. By imposing sanctions against Iraq, but not against Israel, the UN was acting in accordance with its own rules. Israel was not given special treatment.Another long-standing myth is that Israel has not acceded to the recommendations made by Resolution 242. However, Resolution 242 cannot be implemented unilaterally, even if Israel wanted to do so! Israel’s legions of critics claim that the Resolution requires a complete Israeli withdrawal. But even if this were so, the Resolution cannot be implemented without arriving first at a negotiated agreement, as per the Resolution. For example, the Resolution calls for a “just” settlement of the Palestinian refugee issue. Meaning what? The Palestinians say that the UN General Assembly Resolution 194 of 1948, gives all the Palestinian refugees of 1948 the right to return, or to get compensation. Israel, denying responsibility for their flight, says that the same Resolution stipulates that these refugees must be willing to “live at peace with their neighbors” and that the Palestinians, having rejected the UN-sanctioned partition of Palestine (Resolution 181), proves beyond doubt they were not prepared to live in peace with Israel.10,000 rockets launched by Hamas at Israeli civilian centers serve to substantiate Israel’s claim!Another myth is that Israel's occupation is “illegal”. Kofi Annan, a previous UN Secretary-General, once called Israel's occupation illegal; but in the view of Sir Adam Roberts, Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford, it was a “serious mistake” to describe the occupation in this way. In a subsequent letter to the New York Times, Mr Annan's spokesman made what amounted to a public apology. The Secretary-General, he said, had not intended to refer to the legality of Israel's occupation of the territories during the war of 1967, only to breaches of its obligations as an occupying power. And don’t forget that it was the Arabs who rejected Resolution 242 in 1967! But they accuse Israel of not abiding by it!Another important myth to ‘bust’ is the call for Israel to return the land it won in 1967 while defending itself in a defensive war. The aggressors were the Arabs.This is what the myth-makers just don’t get! If country ‘A’ attacks country ‘B’, and country ‘B’ captures areas of ‘A’’s land, then heeding the call to return that captured land would send a rather disturbing signal. It would mean that any country could embark on a military adventure, because losing the war would not matter. The land lost would be automatically returned and the status-quo reestablished. In effect, the UN would be encouraging conflicts, not resolving or preventing them! That’s why returning land captured in Israel’s defensive war is linked directly to negotiations to agree to end the aggressor’s belligerence and to reassure the injured party, Israel, that such events will not occur again.In brief, if the Arabs want to live in peace with Israel, they simply have to pick up the phone and tell Bibi they are willing to drop by for a chat. They will find the Israeli government ready and willing to discuss any outstanding matters pertaining to Resolution 242! Shalom!

The question's assumption, that the US fights for oil in the Middle East, is wrong. As other answers here have noted, the US imports most of its oil from other American countries. The wars are not about the oil; they're about the currency it's traded in.Note: If you'd like to understand why this is important, I'd recommend reading Nitin Gupta's answer to What is the economics behind printing of currency?IRAQ2000.11 Saddam announces Iraq will only accept EUR as payment for its oil [1]2001.09 World Trade Centre destruction2002.Q4 Saddam invites UN weapons inspectors into the country2003.01 UN weapons inspectors didn't find evidence of nuclear weapons in Iraq2003.01 Germany rules out Iraq invasion support [23]2003.01 France joins Germany in opposing Iraq invasion [26]2003.02 Europeans oppose Iraq invasion [27]2003.03 US, UK and Australia invade Iraq [18]2003.08 Public support for Iraq invasion plummets in the UK [25]2004.03 Madrid train bombings [22]2005.03 Italy plans Iraq pull out [28]2005.07 London bombings [24]2006.12 Saddam Hussein was executed and his hanging spread on the webLIBYA1999.08 Gaddafi announces plans for the African Development Bank, reviving the gold dinar as a single African currency [2]2009.00 Gaddafi announces Libya only accepts gold-backed dinar for oil [3]2011.02 Libyan Civil War starts [20]2011.07 US declares Libyan rebels as government and releases $30b [21]2011.10 US+NATO invade Libya [19]2011.10 Gaddafi is beaten and shot to death, and his body publicly displayed for days in an industrial freezerIRAN2003.Q1 US starts work on operation TIRANNT ("Theater IRAN Near Term") [4]2005.01 Iran announces Oil Bourse in Kish trading in EUR and IRR [5]2006.12 Security Council imposes sanctions on Iran for nuclear enrichment [8]2007.05 Bush authorises CIA operations against Iran [6]2007.09 Israel bombs Syria [17]2007.12 Iran completed converting all oil exports to non-USD [5]2008.02 Iranian Oil Bourse opens [5]2009.00 UK starts planning covert action in Syria [11]2009.02 Israel launches covert war against Iran [10]2009.11 IAEA adopts resolution against Iran's nuclear program [9]2009.11 Lula welcomes Ahmadinejad to Brazil [7]2010.05 US frustrates Iran-Turkey enriched fuel swap brokered by Brazil [12]2011.00 US+UK start training opposition forces in Syria [11]2011.03 Civil uprising starts in Syria [14]2013.03 ŸThe BRICS announce plans for a BRICS Development Bank [13]2013.06 Protests simultaneously hit the streets in Turkey and Brazil [15] [16][1] Foreign Exchange: Saddam Turns His Back on Greenbacks[2] Gaddafi calls for United States of Africa[3] Saving the world economy from Gaddafi[4] The Pentagon Preps for Iran[5] Iranian oil bourse[6] Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran[7] Lula takes risk in welcoming Ahmadinejad to Brazil[8] URANIUM ENRICHMENT, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1737 (2006)[9] Nuclear program of Iran[10] Israel launches covert war against Iran - Telegraph[11] Syria intervention plan fueled by oil interests, not chemical weapon concern[12] Turkey, Brazil seal deal on Iran nuclear fuel swap[13] BRICS Development Bank[14] Syrian civil war[15] 2013 protests in Brazil[16] 2013 protests in Turkey[17] Why did Israel bomb Syria?[18] 2003 invasion of Iraq[19] 2011 military intervention in Libya[20] Libyan civil war[21] Libya Rebels Get Formal Backing, and $30 Billion[22] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings[23] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2682313.stm[24] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings[25] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-187636/Public-support-Iraq-war-plummets.html[26] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2683409.stm[27] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2747175.stm[28] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4352259.stm