Maybe it is all about the oil, as this story in the CSM details.
But France also has economic interests that would be more lucrative if Saddam Hussein stays in power. Iraq France’s TotalFinaElf has contracts with Iraq to develop the Majnoon and Bin Umar fields, once sanctions are lifted. In addition, Iraq owes France billions in foreign debt accrued from arms sales in the 1970s and ’80s, which experts say could be virtually uncollectible in the case of war.
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August 10th, 2024 at 10:27 am