after the war

[low_delta]

BBC News - "Already big differences are emerging over what happens after the war in Iraq, with concern emerging that the US is trying to corner the reconstruction work.

But the head of the US aid programme, Andrew Natsios, insisted that Washington was going to let foreign companies into Iraq.

He said he had been in talks on the issue with two UK Foreign Office ministers and had assured them that the US Government had waived legislation in order to let foreign companies share the work."


Oh good. We're going to let foreign companies into Iraq.

Comments

[ravenfeather.livejournal.com]

HA!

[vlinker.livejournal.com]

hmmmmmmm, just who is PAYING for the reconstruction efforts?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

One would think it's whomever the Iraqis decide to let pay.

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[vlinker.livejournal.com]

hahahahahahahahaha

now that is funny.........

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

What I meant was,

one would think that it should be decided by the Iraqis.

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[vlinker.livejournal.com]

well, i think it depends on WHOSE money is being spent....if it's Saddam's personal fortune (about $2 billion), then the Iraqi's can decide.....if it's my tax money, i'd prefer to see US companies getting a slice of the action....regardless, i'd like to see as many iraqi people performing the brunt of the work, from labor up thru engineering and management....it's good business to use local hire....

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I guess it's a moot point, since the provisional Iraqi governement will be appointed by us anyway. And probably the one after that.

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[vlinker.livejournal.com]

i'm hoping that the UN will be involved in the appointing, but that prolly won't be the case