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Quote by: gr8fuldaniel We ARE irresponsible for starting the war under false pretenses. To admit it, and stop such a war would be only right. War is Terrorism. I vote for immediate withdrawal. But not number 3:Which is denial of blame. It is a problem WE CREATED! We need to leave them alone and give them back their land and their oil. gwb's Executive Order #13303 STEALS IRAQI OIL (4 page pdf) Of course, its for their own good. They cant be trusted with their own oil.

Hey gr8, they managed their own oil for quite a while(i.e. Saddam). Pssstt...he didn't do so well....well, that's not entirely true - he became rich from the oil.


And just so you know, 13303 was slightly modified in EO 13364 -

Section 1. Section 1 of Executive Order 13303 is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘‘Section 1. (a) Except as provided in section 1(b) of this order, and unless licensed or otherwise authorized pursuant to this order, any attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process is prohibited and shall be deemed null and void with respect to the following: (i) the Development Fund for Iraq; (ii) all Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products, and interests therein, but only until title passes to the initial purchaser, and proceeds, obligations, or any financial instruments of any nature whatsoever arising from or related to the sale or marketing thereof, and interests therein, in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest, that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons; and (iii) any accounts, assets, investments, or any other property of any kind owned by, belonging to, or held by the Central Bank of Iraq, or held, maintained, or otherwise controlled by any financial institution of any kind in the name of, on behalf of, or otherwise for the Central Bank of Iraq. (b) The prohibition in section 1(a) of this order shall not apply with respect to any final judgment arising out of a contractual obligation entered into by the Government of Iraq, including any agency or instrumentality thereof, after June 30, 2004.’’