[SOC] Post-war Iraq

[Paul Bartlett]

Succinctly put and I agree entirely, Bill.

Also, consider that both the US and the UK have committed to providing funds
to assist reconstruction. I have no problem with insisting that the funds
are spent with companies operating in the countries that supported the
coalition. If we are funding it, then let the money spin around in our own
economies rather than feed into those who simply stood to one side hoping to
profit from the outcome.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Cunningham" <k4ksr@arrl.net>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Post-war Iraq


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> >
> > The media is reporting that both France and Germany are saying that they
> > want to have a major role in post-war Iraq.  My question is, how should
> the
> > nations of the coalition respond to this?
> >
>
> Let UN do humanitarian work and let the coalition (with addition of
selected
> external advice from regional stakeholders) set up a new government , but
> specifically without the help of France and Germany.  UN does pretty well
at
> humanitarian aid and has earned the right to be ignored in business of
> restoring order and a new government.  France and Germany "have a dog in
the
> fight" in terms or restoring oil contracts or payments for sales to Saddam
> against future oil production.  To they are hopelessly biased, quite
> independent of the desire to tell them where to go.  Best answer is to get
> an Iraqi government up and functioning as fast as possible, getting both
the
> UN and coalition out of their way.
>
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