like you said, we know based on their infrastructure and historical data that Iraq can produce a max of about 2.9mill/day under perfect conditions (3.5mill/day in 1990). they are currently pulling less than 2mill/day because of the violence, poor management and corruption.
their equipment is neglected, has been since the 70s, and it's not fit to use really. if the war for profit theory was entirely true, surely we'd see Halliburton doing what they do best.
The oil reserves in Iraq are the 2nd largest in the world. If you can't see the "facts" that we went to Iraq for oil, then you sir are blind. As soon as the insurgency dies down, If ever, Then your good buddies at Haliburton can get busy building the infrastructure, that is if they can force the Iraqis into signing over 85% of the profits on new reserves, which is the US plan. That is precisely why there are no oil laws signed in Iraq, They were written by big oil and Condoleeza Rice in Washington, and shoved up the Iraqis asses. Problem is, the Iraqis were smarter than they thought, and so no oil laws.
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