From: "Geo." 

How do you figure the US is dictating the laws?

Geo.

"John Beamish"  wrote in message
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> Serious answer:  rather than dictating the laws that the Iraqi parliament
> will be passing, I think the US should stand back and let the Iraqis
> determine that ... what's the rush to bring it in now?
>
> I fully understand your position but there are international petroleum
> companies that aren't BP, Shell or Exxon.  I rather expect that the
> Chinese would be quite willing to develop the oil reserves for Iraq.
>
> On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:39:39 -0500, Geo.  wrote:
>
>> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
>> news:op.tlt8ys13m6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>>
>>> Iraq's massive oil reserves, the third-largest in the world, are about
>>> to be thrown open for large-scale exploitation by Western oil companies
>>> under a controversial law which is expected to come before the Iraqi
>>> parliament within days.
>>
>> Ok I'm listening. Pretend for a moment that you run Iraq, from the Iraqi
>> pov you need money right now to rebuild your country, fund a police
>> force, etc.. Who else are you going to use to exploit the wealth that is
>> under your feet?
>>
>> Serious question, I expect a serious answer. Where are they going to get
>> money to run the country, quickly, the US is already talking about
>> pulling their forces out..
>>
>> Geo.
>

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