Aljazeera.com | Defence secretary Jim Mattis: Not in Iraq to seize oil Aljazeera.com US defence secretary Jim Mattis on an unannounced visit to Iraq said the United States does not intend to seize Iraqi oil, shifting away from an idea proposed by President Donald Trump that has rattled Iraq's leaders. Mattis' arrived in Baghdad on ... US defence secretary James Mattis rules out seizing Iraq's oil Trump's defense chief, in Iraq, says: We're not here for your oil 'We're not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil:' Pentagon chief arrives in Iraq with a message of cooperation |