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Originally Posted by mustafaisb   Remember Keltoi, these are U.S. oil companies here. Of course they are going to say that the U.S. government didn't have anything to do with the contracts. Think about how many people were saying that this war is going to be about oil, in fact when the U.S. and Bush were presenting their case to the american people and to the U.N. many political pundits and analysts were saying that this war is for oil. Of course the U.S. government coerced the Iraqi government to accept these oil contracts. No, this is not good business for everybody, again the contracts were NO-BID oil contracts that means the Iraqi government is being coerced into shortchanging itself and the Iraqi people.  |
Of course you have no evidence for suggesting any form of coercion. In fact, the Iraqi parliament refuses to be coerced in any way. The major majority of Iraqi politicians refuse to allow foreign oil companies to drill on their soil. THERE IS NO FOREIGN DRILLING! These contracts are about infrastructure improvements to the Iraqi drilling and refining process. That helps the Iraqis to make use of their natural resources in a more efficient and cost effective way.
The Iraqis aren't as dumb and gullible as you seem to believe. They are well aware of the vast wealth under their feet, and they will do what they can to make sure it is Iraq who prospers as a result.
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