Chuck wrote:

> > The post-war aims seem to be not too well defined. i.e. there already
seem
> > to be cracks appearing in the coalition, with regard to re-construction
> > and who will get what tenders; and there seems to be some confusion
about who
> > should be allowed to govern the country afterwards!  Added to which,
> > doubts seem to exist as to the reaction of neighbouring countries to a
> > post-Saddam Iraq!

> There is no confusion. We should.  How did our oil get under their sand
> anyway?  And isnt it interesting that Halliburton has billions of dollars
in new
> contracts to rebuild Iraq?  (For the unwashed - Dick Cheney was the CEO of
> Halliburton before he became VP of the USA)

There's no confusion in my mind.  The government of Iraq should be turned
over to the people or Iraq as soon as possible.  As for Halliburon, I wish I
was suprised.  Government and global business are not honest occupations.
Every dollar politicians put in their pocket comes out of somebody else's
pocket.  The same thing is true of corporate profits.

Lee