Lurker, of course American comercial interests come into it. The only reason that anyone has any interest whatsoever in that region of the workd is because of the oil that is there.
Why on earth do you think France is so against a war? Don't know?
Well, try this on for size. France holds billions of dollars worth of oil contracts with the Iraqi Govt. They are scared spitless that a newGovernment would not honor those contracts, nor would it honor the purported billions in IOUs that the French hold on Iraq. These IOUs are for trade carried on during the past twelve years in direct violation of the UNSC resolution that placed sanctions on Iraq.
CarolC, context, my dear,context I did indeed make that statement but not in that paragraph.
A good spin nevertheless.

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