[quote=Jamroll;140302]Interesting article. Thanks for posting.
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I've always maintained the position that the coaltion forces were wrong to go into Iraq in the first place, but as soon as they toppled Saddam they should have left if they really cared for the Iraqi people. The reality is that they allowed the situation to get to the level of sectarian violence, no-go areas, al-Qaeda mini-states,
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Allowed indeed , heck if only you had been consulted
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Shia mini-fiefdoms, and all the rest of it, whilst fleecing the oil and other resources
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Iraq is not spending much of its own money, despite soaring oil revenues that are pushing the country toward a massive budget surplus, U.S. auditors told Congress on Tuesday.
The expected surplus comes as the U.S. continues to invest billions of dollars in rebuilding Iraq and faces a financial squeeze domestically because of record oil prices.
Iraq oil revenue soars, creating surplus - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com