Shouldn't oil companies share some of their profits with the families of soldiers who died in Iraq?

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Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens told Congress on Wednesday that U.S. energy companies are "entitled" to some of Iraq's crude because of the large number of American troops that lost their lives fighting in the country and the U.S. taxpayer money spent in Iraq.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4113786&mesg_id=4113786

But, the oil companies made the REAL sacrifices, you know? They had to lobby Iraq to get some oil deals and were never satisfied, they had to decide what paint job they would give their jets, and they had to decide on what tax shelter they had to use to stash their record profits in. Why can't anyone else see that the oil companies are the real victims here? Who will stand up for ExxonMobil and Pickens? Why does everyone pick on the oil companies? Won't anyone stand up for the actual victims of the Iraq war here, big oil?

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[LakeSamish706]

1. It's important to keep the middle class their slaves you know.... More right wing...

Greed from these ass wipes... Where does it end?

[Subdivisions]

2. It may be important to note here that so far NO American oil companies

have been chosen by Iraq to manage their crude oil resources:

The Iraqi government is close to sealing three deals for oilfields that were left unclaimed in the first round.

The final contract with BP (BP.L) and China's CNPC to develop the super giant Rumaila, its largest oilfield, could be signed within three weeks, the first major new oilfield deal since the invasion, an Iraqi official said on Monday. . Cabinet approved the deal last week.

France's Total (TOTF.PA) and a consortium led by China's CNPC have revised bids to develop West Qurna, Abdul-Mahdy al-Ameedi, deputy director of the Oil Ministry's licensing office, said at a news conference in Istanbul.

They will compete against consortiums headed by Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and LUKOIL (LKOH.MM) who have also revised bids

The Iraqi cabinet is also now considering approval for a contract won by a group led by Italy's ENI (ENI.MI) for the Zubair oilfield. Production at Rumaila, Zubair and West Qurna could almost triple Iraq's output to 7 million barrels per day.

http://www.reuters.com/article/OILPRD/idUSLJ14118920091019?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0

Also, looks like Iraq is not even considering contracts for American oil companies.

[NNN0LHI]

3. Who does this oil belong to?

[Angry Dragon]

4. Private Army

It is the job of the military to protect big business........Did you not get the memo??