The Shock Doctrine in action...the vultures are circling...

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Obama Adviser Jones Says Iraq Secure Enough for U.S. Investment

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20602099&sid=aic15SJTeIm0

President Barack Obama’s national security adviser said today enough progress has been achieved on the security front in Iraq to enable American businesses to invest there.

“Now is the time for the private sector to do what it does best,” retired General James Jones told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. It must build businesses, create jobs and “create opportunities,” he said.

“We need to develop private-sector interactions,” Jones added. The Chamber will sponsor an investment conference in Washington Oct. 20-21 for American business executives to explore investment opportunities in Iraq.

Iraq is trying to build up its political and economic stability as U.S. forces withdraw in the next two years.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20602099&sid=aic15SJTeIm0


Of course, this was the whole point of invading Iraq in the first place wasn't it? Oil and commerce and greed. It certainly wasn't because Iraq attacked us on 9/11. Then it wasn't because Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. It was to gain a military and economic foothold in the Middle East. "Shock and Awe" ... indeed.

[MarjorieG]

1. Now we need to invite various drug gangs we don't here to over there in Afghanistan. A win-win.

[cdsilv]

2. Osama kicked us out of Saudi, so we had to lite somewhere......n/t

[Kaleko]

3. Yup.