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The problem Abe deals with isn't so much Glukkon occupation, but what they do to his people. That's the difference in what Abe does. America doesn't take Iraqi people and force them to slave away in our factories, and kill them if they ask questions or don't do their job. But the Glukkons do that to Muds, and that's why Abe does what he does. It's about fighting slavery.
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I think the real world inspiration for it is in Africa. The African tribes that are forced to work in Diamond mines. Most of the Diamond mine owners are Americans.
The African tribes feel that the industrial efforts in Africa are polluting the air, and in general putting their people at risk.
It's suprising how many real world inspirations Oddworld took. Oddworld is essentially a bizarre twisting of the problems faced on Earth. The reason we see in real life so much of what we see in Oddworld is because Oddworld really is Earth - it's a way of marketing the truth to people in a way they can digest. Once they've played the game through, they will have a true solidarity with any similar world event or problem, and will therefore understand it better.
At least that's my take on it. Oddworld is a great many things, aside from being a game, it's a great work of art, but when it comes to political message, it's just Earth. It suffers the same problems.