Oil Contracts...

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When the reconstruction and oil drilling contracts are internationalized you'll know someone is serious about a course change.

Until that time, this is the old "train Iraqi troops to defend US oil company interests" bullshit that makes peace in Iraq impossible.

All this was known even before the war began...
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,805530,00.html

Remember John Kerry's position on Iraq in 2004?

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As president, Kerry also said he would "internationalize" reconstruction by encouraging other countries to help develop Iraq's oil industry, rather than locking them out -- a reference to the Bush administration's denial of contracts to countries that opposed the war. And to ensure Iraq's first democratic elections are held on schedule, Kerry said he would recruit allies for a security force to protect the U.N. election staff and hold a conference of Iraq's neighbors to win an agreement to respect Iraq's borders and pledge non-interference in Iraqi affairs.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36909-2004Sep20.html

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