Tchiowa wrote:
BTW, that's the business I'm in. I know for unquestioned fact that the
US oil companies would prefer it if Iraqi oil stayed off the market.
It forces the oil prices up and the oil companies are making near
record profits because of it.

Think about infrastructure contracts for both rebuilding and on-going
operation. France and Russia had those, albeit severely limited by sanctions.
Now the US has lifted scanctions, cancelled the existing contracts and is
goving those contracts to US firms.