"Actually, weren't Afghanistan and Iraq countries that traded oil with most of the countries that bombed them?"
No, they weren't. Afghanistan has very little oil. They had some other trade but it was relatively small and inconsequential even before the Soviets invaded (and it hasn't gotten better since).
Iraq clearly has a lot of oil. But your history is a little short there. Prior to them invading Kuwait we were trading heavily with them, but then they invaded Kuwait. There were a lot of countries that showed up to push them back into their own country. Then they became the subject of sanctions, no-fly zones, WMD inspectors etc. There was a lot less trade at that point. THEN the US went in an invaded. Truthfully it kind of makes the OP's point that trade is a good way to prevent war, because there was a notable lack of trade before the US invaded in the 2000s.
No, they weren't. Afghanistan has very little oil. They had some other trade but it was relatively small and inconsequential even before the Soviets invaded (and it hasn't gotten better since).
Iraq clearly has a lot of oil. But your history is a little short there. Prior to them invading Kuwait we were trading heavily with them, but then they invaded Kuwait. There were a lot of countries that showed up to push them back into their own country. Then they became the subject of sanctions, no-fly zones, WMD inspectors etc. There was a lot less trade at that point. THEN the US went in an invaded. Truthfully it kind of makes the OP's point that trade is a good way to prevent war, because there was a notable lack of trade before the US invaded in the 2000s.