Looking in isolation just at the growing Chinese stake in Iraqi oil and putting aside for a moment the symbolic power of that trend, it’s worth remembering that the global energy supply is not exactly a zero-sum game. And things that help China don’t necessarily hurt the U.S. Despite the broader narrative of a post-war Iraq that’s far from a reliable American ally (which is true), there are some real silver linings for the U.S. to this story.
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