The analogy is ludicrous.
Alaska is not Iraq
We have earned the right to these contracts with out blood sweat tears and dollars.
The sacrifices made on behalf of the Iraqi’s cannot be discounted.
What is this “we” HS. “We,” you and I are not going to derive any benefit out of this for our blood sweat and tears and our tax dollars. The beneficiaries are “Shell, Chevron, Total, BP, ExxonMobil..” They will sell oil internationally at the international market rate. Why shouldn’t they pay Iraq the going international rate for these leases established by the market through an open bidding process. First, the better able the Iraq government is to pay its way, the less we have to pay. Second, when did FREEPERS suddenly decide we don’t like open competition and free market processes and prefer insider deals buddy to buddy like the 3rd world dictators some of us claim to oppose.