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I think you misunderstand what I mean by “independent“. I mean its economic policies are not dictated by Washington, which in the eyes of Washington is the ultimate crime. If such independence were successfully overthrown, the imperialist would like to have the oil companies back in their own hands. Similarly, Saddam Hussein‘s Iraqi oil markets were becoming “too independent“ when they considered selling oil using non-dollar currencies.