[stylin19a]

French President Jacques Chirac asked, "How would you explain to these people that in three months we are going to do more for Iraq than we have done in 10 years for the 37 poorest and most indebted countries in the world?"

um....this is Iraq's first time in debt forgiveness. The other countries get their debt forgiven on a regular basis, only to take on new debt that they never repay.