Teribus--

So sorry I haven't had a chance to get to this recently.

You really need a course in reading, in the worst way. Oh, sorry--you already read in the worst way.

Please be so good as to cite one quote--or even an implication-- by me that "the US has stolen Iraq's oil" or plans to do so. Good luck. My observation-- that Sunnis in the Iraq parliament feel the proposed hydrocarbon law gives too much to international oil companies--was taken directly from the Wall St Journal. I don't make up events I report--perhaps you do?

I have consistently held to the proposition that it is essential that the Maliki government take Sunni concerns into consideration, and pointed out the vast difference between "Kurdistan"--which, as much as you refuse to admit it, is becoming more Western oriented--and secular-----and the rest of "Iraq". ("Kurdistan" is even making a pitch for foreigners--including Westerners-to come live in luxury gated communities it is building). General attitudes and oil arrangements between "Kurdistan" and the rest of "Iraq" differ drastically.

And, by the way, you continue your virtually perfect record of error with your assurance that Turkey would not attack "Kurdistan". As I pointed out, Turkey cannot forever let the PKK rebels operate with impunity. And, for obvious reasons, "Kurdistan" will not rein them in. The Turkish raids appear to be increasing in size. We can only hope that they will decrease when the internal Turkish political situation stabilizes. But it's fairly obvious that Turkey will not get EU membership anytime soon--so hope of that will be no brake.

I'm so sorry that you evidently feel left out that I don't tell you to look up words, as I tell Dickey. And here I thought you were an educated--if ego-chained-- person--and didn't such instruction. Guess I was wrong about the "educated" part.

And I hope you get more sleep--had to answer at 5:15 AM your time? Pobrecito.