Carol C: Equating my remarks with the "reason" for the war is ridiculous. But yes, companies in those countries that freed Iraq should receive priority for any fix-up work that has to be done. Why should the French, the Germans and the Russian companies be considered
Their governments did all that was in their power to ensure that the Iraqi people remained slaves to Saddam!

Greggie: you are half right (which is closer to "right" than you usually do in my opinion).

I am gleeful that the Iraq people are free of Saddam, I'm gleeful that the war took far fewer lives than the liberals projected it would, I am gleeful that it's almost over. I am not gleeful that the Iraqi people suffered during the twenty some odd years they were under the thumb of Saddam.

DougR