Trump's defense chief: Not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil" - RTRS

Reuters reports comments from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, after he gave an interview on his first trip to Iraq as Pentagon chief.

Mattis noted, "We're not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil.

By saying the above, Mattis tried to distance himself from remarks by President Donald Trump.   

Trump told CIA staff in January: "We should have kept the oil. But okay. Maybe you'll have another chance."