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Originally posted by ChrisH
The Aussies have stuck it out alot farther then most. I have no doubt that the Iraqis will remember that.
Also I don't think you are toughing it out just to sell some wheat. Give your government a little more credit then that.
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no.. toughing it out against AMERICAN companies. Iraqis won't have to remember shit, they don't count. Thats the whole point.
We held the wheat export contract for Iraq under Saddam, and you'd better be damn well sure that there are a dozen American companies that want that market, In return for our support i HOPE that our foreign minister is adept enough to maintain that contract and hopefully pick up some more, we're the only other nation besides the US and the UK with troops on the ground, ships in the sea, therefore, although our contribution is small conpared to you guys we will still be fighting to be economically re-imbursed for our effort.
The other reason for our high level of support is the Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated between the Us and Australia.