[island911]

"All about money" . ..hmmm
Yeah, I see those other countries definetly want a chunk of cash out of Iraq, but they also like to have the middle-east countries kept down. . .. jurgen describes it well, "Other countries HOPE the "new" Iraq has teething problems. ."

Right now, the EU formation (and expansion) is in an effort to be a bigger future power. EU players such as France have little love for the middle east. France in particular would like to keep the middle east under their thumb . .. .Bush has the idea that Iraq has the resources to be a major player. The rest of the middle east see's this too. . .but they see a successful democratic Iraq as a huge threat to their immediate power base.

I expect to see all sorts of subversive attacts on the success of Iraq. There are so many powers that will gain by tearing down the Iraqis hope for a real future. UN control will be an orgy of subversive attacts against Iraqs future. . .as it has been in the past.