That's going to be a mess for decades to come.

Good thing all of those oil companies got control of their oil, though.

I'm sure that will help millions.

>> ^rougy:
That's going to be a mess for decades to come.
Good thing all of those oil companies got control of their oil, though.
I'm sure that will help millions.


Yeah, except that 'those oil companies' ended up turning down the option to buy all but a single Iraqi oil field in the recent auction.

But don't let petty facts get in the way of your ignorant ranting.

Oh, and yes, millions of Kurds have been helped. They are currently operating the only productive oil field in all of Iraq and enjoying relative freedom and stability. Compared to extermination under Saddam I'd say millions are radically better off.

>> ^bcglorf:
Yeah, except that 'those oil companies' ended up turning down the option to buy all but a single Iraqi oil field in the recent auction.

"The main stumbling block was the wide gap in the expectation of profits from Iraqi oil. The government was offering foreign investors a fixed fee of around $2 a barrel for extracted crude, while some bidders, such as the U.S. ConocoPhillips, were seeking nearly $27 per barrel!
(source)

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There's no reason that country should have to outsource the oil production to anybody in the first place. Bet money that option was imposed on them by the US.

And the Kurds? As soon as the fat cats get what they want out of the Kurds, they'll be brushed aside and forgotten all over again.

Shouldn't you be kicking a Palestinian child and stealing his father's land?

There's no reason that country should have to outsource the oil production to anybody in the first place.


Nope, none at all. I'm sure the remaining employees of Iraq's national oil company could handle everything all by themselves. I'm equally sure that all ties between them and Baath party are long gone and wouldn't cause the Iraqi government any problems. Of course, I don't believe there was anything stopping them from bidding alongside other global companies, was there...



Bet money that option was imposed on them by the US.


Oh, right. Because part of America's evil plan to steal Iraq's oil included guaranteeing over 90% of the profits went to the Iraqi government. Oh, and that the first contracts would go to China, America's closest ally...


And the Kurds? As soon as the fat cats get what they want out of the Kurds, they'll be brushed aside and forgotten all over again.


I think the Kurds are smarter and tougher than you give them credit for. Despite what you might like to think, the world consists of more people than just oil execs and their victims.

The Kurds managed to survive everything Saddam did do them. They've come out with the most stable region in the country and the only productive oil fields. Given they they hold all the power over those oil fields, I think they are in the drivers seat for anybody wanting oil out of those fields, and there will always be somebody interested in buying from a stable oil supply.

Shouldn't you be kicking a Palestinian child and stealing his father's land?

Yes, because it's all the Jew's fault again, isn't it?