 Complete the following phrase:  During the 2016 campaign, Trump repeatedly advocated that the United States should take the oil from Iraq as spoils of war, a decision which would require another invasion and occupation of the country. Trumps statements caused criticism and controversy, as most legal experts agreed that the action would be an illegal war crime under the Geneva Conventions and because many believed that it would increase support for Islamic fundamentalism across the Middle East. Trump defended his statements by claiming that they would recoup the cost of U.S. military expenditure in Iraq and prevent Iraqi oil infrastructure from falling under ISIL control. Trump reiterated his support for seizing other nations oil after taking office as president. In January 2017, he said that the United States should have kept the oil after the 