Quote Originally Posted by bhallg2k
Quite right. Not one drop.

But didn't W. say that Iraqi oil would finance Iraqi reconstruction?

What ha-happened? Why we still payin'?
What happened? Foreign insurgents blowing up the lines. You know how much revenue has been lost due to these actions? If I recall there was a letter from Osama to Zarqawi that instructed him to go after the oil infustructure.
Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Stained by corruption The Volcker report reveals how the major players most fiercely opposed to military intervention â?? Russia, France and China â?? were by far the biggest beneficiaries of Saddam's strategy of "playing favourites" in oil deals and supply contracts. Russian companies garnered more than $A25 billion in oil purchases; French companies $5.7 billion; Chinese companies $6.4 billion. http://www.theage.com.au/news/tony-parkinson/stained-by-corruption/2005/09/08/1125772644236.html?oneclick=true :eek: Rating: 5