If France, Germany and Russia didn't want anything to do with freeing the Iraq people from there murdering dictator then they should be excluded. They should feel lucky to be included as possible subcontractors.
Reuters.com article
"France and Germany responded defiantly Wednesday to a U.S. decision to bar their firms from competing for prime contracts to rebuild Iraq, a move which could open a new rift in troubled transatlantic relations. The United States unveiled plans Tuesday to limit competition for 26 reconstruction contracts in Iraq worth up to $18.6 billion, excluding countries such as Germany, France and Russia which opposed the war. France said it would study whether the U.S. move was legal and Germany said it could not accept the U.S. decision."
I wonder how much influence the new Iraqi council had on this decision.
SteveS
re: NWNA
The whole thread (34 posts)
- NWNA
- Andrew Sullivan comments
- The carrot and the stick
- The muffled sound of weasels choking down a big mouthful of steaming karma is indeed music to my ears. (n/t)
- Oh! So you're one of those, eh?
- Drunk again Sparty
- re: Oh! So you're one of those, eh?
- re: Oh! So you're one of those, eh?
- re: Oh! So you're one of those, eh?
- P.S. Osama and Saddam
- You're quick to name-call and categorize people who disagree with you, aren't you?
- The "body armor" lie.
- re: NWNA