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 Iranian Soldiers Take Control of Iraqi Oil WellPosted on Dec 18, 2009
Iranian troops have again entered Iraqi territory, though in a disputed border section, and taken control of an oil well in the al-Fakkah field, about 200 miles from Baghdad. —JCL
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By tropicgirl, December 18, 2009 at 12:51 pm Link to this comment
I love the suggestion that Iran is stealing oil, coming from ANYONE in the U.S.
To top it off, American men and women died and continue to die for oil
companies that are INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES. There are no “American” oil
companies. There is no “energy at home” or any “foreign oil”. It’s ALL “foreign” oil,
certainly not American. That is what the trade deals are for…
This area was always supposed to belong to Iran, given the U.S. occupation of
Iraq, it makes it even more important to take it back now.
“....i’m shocked, shocked, to see gambling (stealing oil) going on here…. but here’s
Report thisYOUR winnings, sir….”
By ardee, December 18, 2009 at 12:46 pm Link to this comment
If this is a shared oil field then the TD headline is more than a bit misleading..is it not?
Report thisBy jean Gerard, December 18, 2009 at 12:28 pm Link to this comment
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Fortunately, “no US troops were in the area.”
Amen! If they had been, there would undoubtedly have been an immediate
shoot-out followed by a release to AP Worldwide that we were “called in” to
“assist” the Iraqis who were unable to “defend” “their” property.
Facts such as “the wells have been shared” and “the territory has been in
dispute” etc. etc. would have been “disappeared”, CentCom would have sent in
a few drones to wipe out a few wedding parties and McChrystal would be on his
way back to Washington to ask for 30,000 more “boots on the ground.”
Excuse the sarcasm, but sadly, things have got just about that bad and such a
Report thisscenario is not impossible.
By Hamid, December 18, 2009 at 11:36 am Link to this comment
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That oil field belongs to Iranians only. It’s about time we took it back.
No dispute there.
Report thisBy Ed Harges, December 18, 2009 at 10:59 am Link to this comment
If you actually read the article, it’s clear that this disputed oil well was supposed
to be shared by the two countries.
It was the Iraqis who violated this arrangement and declared it to be wholly theirs.
Iraq “seized” it, contrary to the settled agreement. Now, Iran has answered Iraq’s
aggression by asserting itself to the contrary.
Oh, but we mustn’t let any of these messy facts get in the way of a nice
Report thisinflammatory headline that can help to drum up a war against Iran for Israel,
right?