Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had promised to get the measure passed by the end of 2006, but negotiations, primarily between Kurds and Shiite leaders, have stalled several times. The Kurds want to make sure they have enough oversight over the oil industry in their region and have expressed concern about the impact the legislation might have on contracts they have signed with foreign companies that recently began working in the relatively safe region.
http://ca.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-TcMwp.IwdbIbFwHM0Dppu1ZA5ac-?cq=1&p=134
2007-03-02 19:42:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
shows you where the real priorities are in Iraq, bottom line has nothing to do with democracy, the people, or terrorists
2007-03-02 19:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by onlinedreamer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
History books will have to be rewritten a number of times before we finally learn the real truth...
2007-03-03 03:46:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So George Bush can get his oil.
2007-03-03 03:45:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
to make money and establish an economy
2007-03-03 03:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by q6656303 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋