The oil in the continental US is hard to extract [1]. The oil in Middle East is trivial and cheap to extract [1,2].
There is a reason oil price is up there, because the US and Saudi Arabia have setup a cartel, aramco has iirc > 70% profit margins. The cartel ensures that the U.S. can be “competitive” on pricing, that’s it. It ensures private interests are protected.
As for who gets it and whatnot, it’s all about private interests funding politicians who ensure no crisis is lost.
The money spent there is not to Iraq or Afghanistan per se, but also to the troops. You should look into how much the US is paying for the food supplies.. we are talking thousands per meal.
There is a reason oil price is up there, because the US and Saudi Arabia have setup a cartel, aramco has iirc > 70% profit margins. The cartel ensures that the U.S. can be “competitive” on pricing, that’s it. It ensures private interests are protected.
As for who gets it and whatnot, it’s all about private interests funding politicians who ensure no crisis is lost.
The money spent there is not to Iraq or Afghanistan per se, but also to the troops. You should look into how much the US is paying for the food supplies.. we are talking thousands per meal.
[1] https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Why-the-US-cannot-Extr...
[2] https://www.enverus.com/blog/saudi-arabia-oil-need-know/