Oil was not the cause of the Iraq War in the simplistic sense that American control of Iraqi oil would make it more secure. The world’s dependence on Persian Gulf oil means that all countries have an interest in maintaining stability in that region, while improving energy efficiency and increasing the diversity of their overall energy supplies.
石油并不是伊拉克战争的原因，其简单化的原因是，美国控制伊拉克的石油将会使它更为安全。世界依赖于波斯湾的石油意味着各国在改善能源效率、增加其总体能源供应的多样性的同时，对维护中东地区的稳定都利益相关。