# Petrodollar ### [[Nathan Tankus]] disagrees that we invaded Iraq because they started pricing oil in Euros - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/i/status/1453334427547971586) by [@LukeGromen](https://twitter.com/LukeGromen) on [[October 28th, 2021]]: - This is a fantastic @nathantankus post on the myth (which is popular in the crypto world) that the US invaded Iraq in order to maintain dollar supremacy of the oil market. [Did the United States Really Invade Iraq Because it Started Pricing Oil in Euros?](https://www.crisesnotes.com/did-the-united-states-really-invade-iraq-because-it-started-pricing-oil-in-euros/) [pic.twitter.com/dvdM34S0xt](https://twitter.com/TheStalwart/status/1453334427547971586/photo/1) - [@NathanTankus](https://twitter.com/NathanTankus) Funny how the crypto crew is into a lot of theories these days that were very popular among normie-lefts in the mid 2000s. - Very easy to imagine some of these so-called petrodollar arguments among the crowd at Ralph Nader rallies - [@NathanTankus](https://twitter.com/NathanTankus) Great conclusion here. [Did the United States Really Invade Iraq Because it Started Pricing Oil in Euros?](https://www.crisesnotes.com/did-the-united-states-really-invade-iraq-because-it-started-pricing-oil-in-euros/) [pic.twitter.com/KbUzyetSMy](https://twitter.com/TheStalwart/status/1453335574660665349/photo/1)