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2003-10-24 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-10-24 15:51|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 One question: what's the angle?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-24 4:56:14 PM|| 2003-10-24 4:56:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Probably Iran would like Iraqi oil exported from Iranian ports. Iran would get fees, jobs, prestige and best of all, would be able to make the accounting system incomprehensible and thus get more pricing freedom and be able to evade OPEC production limits.

Posted by mhw 2003-10-24 5:20:28 PM|| 2003-10-24 5:20:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Gives them a "legal" foot in the door in IRAQ, one that isn't obviously a takeover move. They could have a presence to support the arrangements and avoid having to sneak their folks over the border. Number one on the Shia mullah's list has to be joining all Shia's together for protection, given the history with the Sunni's. The joining of Iran and southern IRAQ together as a Shi'ite nation has to be their Holy Grail (oops - obviously a bad metaphor.)

Posted by Mercutio 2003-10-24 7:07:21 PM|| 2003-10-24 7:07:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Once oil is flowing from Iraq through Iranian ports there is a certain amount of economic momentum that is established. To break momentum and send the flow through another route involves fighting economic inertia. This cost associated with this breaking economic momentum at a future date gives Iran leverage over Iraq.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-24 9:34:44 PM|| 2003-10-24 9:34:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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