Thats right. At present Britain and the U.S. do not seem to have contracts with Iraq. What do you think this war is all about? Its the private sector in the U.S. and Britain that want contracts to tap the reserves.

Doesn't look like thats gonna happen either.

If you look at Iraqi's new 'oil deal', the Kurds seem to come out on top. It paves the way for a separate Kurdistan. If that happens, we will probably see an Iranian backed 'Shiastan' as well. Iraq as we know it today, will no longer exist and the U.S. will find that the Kurds are not their friends, after all and Turkey will be dragged into this whole mess.

Thank Bush for this fiasco.