Payback - French, Germans and Russians barred from Iraq contracts

[Winston]

Originally posted by BeBro


Yeah, that will teach us!

You already got to build all of Saddam's personal bomb proof shelters in the 80's, so I'm sure you'll be able to cope with this minor setback.

[BeBMan]

I built Saddam something

[rixxe]

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I think the french deserve it, but not the russians and the germans.

The frogs were against the war because THEY broke the embargo there was against Irak by signing contracts to extract and export oil. And they knew that if the iraki government was to collapse, those contrats would become worthless... Here's partly why they were that much against the war...

Very well!

[Gangerolf]

Winston, of course there are 6. Somehow I forgot to count the UK.

[Harovan]

The UK is in the EU? I never knew.

[Bereta_Eder]

Who will pay for these contracts BTW?

[Winston]

Yeah, even most Britons could have made the same mistake, in a moment's distraction.

[PLATO]

I think that far more is being made of this than actually exists. There are certain functions that should be managed by the combatants. These seem to be the ones that should apply. The so called "Allies" can still bid on billions of dollars worth of other contracts. Don't worry Europe...Those US dollars will keep flowing no matter.

[Bereta_Eder]

Aren't those american funds for the contracts?
The americans can certaintly choose to who they give their money!

Nevermind that it seems as cheap payoff to those that supported this war

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Q Cubed
i feel sorry for canada. they did, after all, send about 200 mill for reconstruction.

either way... i don't buy the reasoning behind it saying that this limitation is for national security.

it's retaliation. uncle sam's way, or the highway; you're either with us, or you're against us.

Thats the way..ugh huh..

I like it oh yeah!!

Peace

Grandpa "Livin-Large-and-n-charge" Troll

[Gangerolf]

actually, of the EU-countries only france, germany, belgium, luxemburg and greece are "weasels".

finland, sweden, ireland and austria are all "neutrals" so I don't think the US expected much from them anyway?

so that's 5 weasels, 4 neutrals and 6 good guys!

[Bereta_Eder]

Wait. Or are we talking about the US saying who actually can give money of their own, of their own taxpayers, to Iraq? If that's the case then well nothing really needs to be said I think.

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Gangerolf
austria are all "neutrals"

Booo to Hersh

[Bereta_Eder]

Or are they money from Iraq's resources proper? If that's the case then nothing really needs to be said either.

[Gangerolf]

It's paid for through the reconstruction fund. Mostly US tax dollars, but other countries have contributed as well IIRC.