US Staying the Course For Big Oil in Iraq

US STAYING THE COURSE FOR BIG OIL IN IRAQ - PEPE ESCOBAR (ASIA TIMES, DECEMBER 14): There can be no firm timeline for a complete US withdrawal because it all depends on Iraq's new oil law being passed and US troops being able to defend Big Oil's investment. The real tragedy is how much longer millions of Iraqis caught in the civil war crossfire will be paying with their own blood for the United States' cataclysmic folly.
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