From: "John Beamish" 

:-(  (You cynic!)

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:14:07 -0500, Geo.  wrote:

> I'm not saying it's not a crooked deal, I'm saying pretty much all oil
> deals are crooked deals.
>
> Geo.
>
> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
> news:op.tlx0w8pam6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>> It is difficult for most people to believe that the government of Iraq
>> is not a quasi-puppet government.  While I'm sure that, in pubic
>> statements, it appears to be an independent government, it is well
>> aware that its claim to legitimacy rest on US military support and that
>> support is conditional on ... well, you can fill in the blank.
>>
>> As was pointed out upthread, it makes emminent sense to offer the oil
>> development to the open market and let Iraq get the best deal it can.
>> Since that apparently isn't going to happen, the question
"why not"
>> bubbles to the surface.
>
>

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