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When President Donald Trump gave a speech before the CIA Memorial Wall inLangley, Virginia, the American intelligence community was not the only group listening. Trumps off-the-cuff remarks about oiland Iraq reportedly reachedIraqi soldiers and militiamen who are currently fighting ISIS.

If we kept the oil, you probably wouldnt have ISIS because thats where they made their money in the first place, Trump saidin a televised speechat CIA headquarters. So we should have kept the oil, but, OK, maybe well have another chance.

These words reportedly shook Iraqis, some of whomspoke with BuzzFeed News about the prospect of another American invasion.

We kept our ammunition and weapons from the time the Americans left for fighting ISIS, one 27-year-old security official said. But once ISIS is gone we will save our weapons for the Americans.

BuzzFeeds Borzou Daragahi reported that Trumps remarkscould spoil relations with one of the key players in the war against ISIS.

He cannot do it. He cannot succeed, said a 30-year-old Baghdad resident and militia fighter. Of course I would fight the Americans if they came for the oil.

Theres no way Trump could take the oil unless he launched a new military front and it be a new world war, said another who works as aphotographer for a new branch of Iraqs armed forces consisting of former militiamen and volunteers.

Even a Fox News contributor was alarmed by the presidentsblas comments. Charles Krauthammer told Fox News Bret Baier Saturday night that Trumps statement about keeping the oil after the 2003 invasion of Iraq could be considered a war crime.

The point is that when you become president of the United States, your words, they are incredibly important. You can say one sentence and the dollar will lose its value. Krauthammer said. Pondering the oil is a war crime.

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Iraq is worried that Donald Trump says he may re-invade to take their oil - Salon