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He critically reflects on the motivations behind past interventions, pointing out that many toppling of regimes—such as Saddam Hussein’s Iraq or Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya—were driven not by humanitarian reasons but by economic interests, notably oil and control of resources. For example, the Iraq war was sold under false pretenses, alleging Saddam Hussein’s links to Al-Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction, which were later proven false.