If oil companies profited from Iraq oil for food scandal, should we help them get Iraqi oil now?

Question

Right now, Bush & Cheney are leaning on the Iraqi parliament hard to pass an oil law that will allow oil companies to take up to 80% of Iraq's oil wealth.

One of the companies who would swoop in for contracts once it's passed is Chevron.

Problem is, Chevron was involved in the oil for food scandal, and Condi Rice was chair of their public policy committee at the time.

Should they be allowed to profit from our war and diplomacy after violating the sanctions against Saddam?

http://www.oilwatchdog.org/articles/?storyId=4760&lk=4901682-4901682-0-26851-yyy/NokX-ZcOkqosn6cPcd3o9NkxRk6r

Kirvor,

You're not familiar with the Hydrocarbon Law. The arrangement you described is what Iraq HAD and other countries with easily extractable oil in the Middle East have.

None of those countries would accept the deal Bush is forcing on the Iraqis without a gun to their heads, and Iraqi oil workers unions and scholars oppose.

Parliament is procrastinating on voting on it because if they oppose it, Bush will kill them. If they pass it, their own people will kill them.

http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2006/09/iraq-oil-war-resources.html

Answer 1

Actually, the primary beneficiaries of the Oil For Food program were corrupt UN, French, German and Russian leaders.

And a few of Clinton's buddies.

Answer 2

It sounds like the issue has been addressed, and Chevron isn't being held legally liable for it. Even if it were, after paying whatever fines or other penalties for it's past acts, it should be allowed to continue operating, including in Iraq.

FWIW, the Iraqi law in question does still keep Iraqi oil wealth for Iraq, it just might allow the Iraqi gov to hire foriegn companies to exploit that wealth. Not unusual - that's how most middle eastern governments do it. Hire foreigners to do all the work (big Western/Russian/Chinese companies for the expertise and capital, migrants from Pakistan and the like for the labor), enjoy the profits.

Answer 3

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