From another thread:
Titled "French Connection", Michael Mönninger's article says it's no wonder that France is against a war with Iraq — French business interests are worried about losing their lucrative deals with Baghdad, especially the oil giant TotalFinalElf. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1991, France's exports to Iraq collapsed but now there're spiralling upwards — worth a record 660 billion euros last year, compared with 398 billion in 2000
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/828370/posts