Post from X (Twitter)

Analysis: "WHO IS GOING TO GET IRAQ'S OIL???????"

Context

Posted on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, amid coordinated bombings across Iraq killing 98+. Trump had just posted about Iraq "falling apart" and his "I told you so" framing. This follow-up reduces the Iraq catastrophe to a transactional question about oil—a long-standing Trump fixation (he repeatedly argued the US should have "taken the oil").

Timing & Authorship

7:32 AM ET (Trump likely in NYC). Early morning, ALL CAPS, seven question marks—classic authentic Trump. The emotional escalation from the prior Iraq post and the impulsive, unpolished style confirm personal authorship.

Psychological Analysis

This is a continuation of the narcissistic "I told you so" sequence from the prior post. The rhetorical question implies: (1) Trump knew the right answer all along, (2) leaders were foolish not to listen, (3) the war's value is measured purely in resource extraction. The seven question marks signal frustrated grandiosity—exasperation that his "obvious" wisdom was ignored.

Rhetorical Function

The post reduces human suffering (98 dead that day) to a transactional commodity question, revealing a striking lack of empathy. It functions as implicit self-promotion: Trump consistently argued "take the oil," so asking "who gets it?" implies his solution was superior.

Notable Pattern

The dehumanizing reduction of war to resource acquisition, combined with zero acknowledgment of casualties (despite referencing them in the prior post), is consistent with the empathy deficits characteristic of narcissistic personality features.