Posts by Hamboy
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Oops. Forgive my inability to use the quote function.
Talking about posting comments, does anyone else have problems posting comments to blogs that use the system that the Fundy post uses?
Even though I seem to be able to login with my gmail account, I still can't post. -
Oh no, not the oil nonsense again. The US has been in Iraq for over 3 1/2 years now and how many barrels of oil have they expropriated? That would be none, zip, zero, nada. Iraq's oil is Iraq's oil, to do with as they please, and they are doing just that. The last time I saw some numbers, despite hopeless infrastructure the Iraqi national oil company is back close to or just above the pre 2003 production numbers and planning to greatly expand in the coming years, to sell to whomever they please. Good on them, now Iraqis can benefit from their natural resources.
It was always about the oil, though not instant access to it for the US, but controlling it and the power over everyone else it'll give them.
You think if the Iraqis had any say, they would have to spend hours and days queuing just to fill their cars and generators?
Like all the other assets, their oil fields have be privatised and basically given to the American Corporations. Very little of the profit will go to the Iraqis. You honesty believe that the US well invest so much on getting their hands on it, then just give back?