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When we think of a war torn country, one distracted image comes to our mind. Of course, it’s of Iraq. Where people are at the mercy of occupying or terrorists forces and if any of the two are enraged, civilians are the soul losers. For Iraqis it’s always a loose- loose game, but still some one callously making money out of it.

With the massive chaos in Iraq and as one may call it the failure of intelligence, but rather, it’s a failure of character on US’s side and why one is wondered, it’s something that US is known for - always talking big and performing poor.

Increasing list of failed policies and the rising death toll in Iraq conveys how ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ turned into US’s swindle. US has poured the private companies in Iraq with guaranteed mammoth profits, no matter how badly they exploit Iraqis. US favoritism and encouraging entrepreneurship for its patriots who took a few time to get the $100 million in government contracts in Iraq.

10 companies making the most in Iraq* (millions of dollars)
Rank Company Amount

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

1.

KBR Inc. (KBR, news, msgs) and Halliburton (HAL, news, msgs)

$2,550

$5,809

$4,505

$4,362

$17,226

2.

Veritas Capital Fund

0.7

208

850

386

1,444

3.

Washington Group International (WNG, news, msgs)

111

205

533

82

931

4.

Environmental Chemical

0

192

360

326

878

5.

International American Products

58

283

310

108

759

6.

Fluor (FLR, news, msgs)

116

413

123

105

757

7.

Perini (PCR, news, msgs)

72

312

185

81

650

8.

Parsons

0

248

120

172

540

9.

First Kuwaiti General Trading & Contracting

0

7

469

24

500

10.

L-3 Communications (LLL, news, msgs)

1

9

148

201

359

Well, dirty game of earning that has gone to the abhorsome extent and deals in the war torn Iraq has become more or less the election bargain for those companies who want to earn maximum for funding a party in elections. But who cares about Iraq, not at least US.

US war was never against Saddam’s Iraq but to ensure its stake in the vast energy and oil resources. Now as the US presidential elections are approaching, bargaining with the companies to support the election campaign will further worsen the scenario with Iraq, losing at all the fronts. And this most expectantly will continue even if there is a leadership change, but this time it’ll be with different companies.

Now it’s worth saying that private companies, rather than, soldiers are providing services like providing food... not surprising as there is hardly any job left for soldiers to play because they failed at every front to quell violence. Therefore it’s another way to earn money from Iraq. So, how long this dirty game will continue, one hardly knows. Is their one who really hears the crying Iraq? On the other side, no one has the doubt that Saddam was bad and deserved the punishment that he met. And what about Bush? But sadly, there is no one who will write the same fate for him.

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