US urges investment in Iraq - "All of Iraq is not Baghdad or Anbar, Salahuddin or Diyala"

[sabra]

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/23/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Neighbors.php

US official urges investment in Iraq, says security isn't obstacle in many areas
The Associated Press

KUWAIT CITY: Security should not be an obstacle to investing in Iraq because many parts of the country are not engulfed in violence, a senior U.S. official said Monday.

David Satterfield, an adviser to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Iraq, urged Iraq's neighbors to invest in the war-torn country and called on oil-rich Gulf states to fulfill their pledge to forgive Baghdad of billions of dollars in debt owed by Saddam Hussein's former regime.

"All of Iraq is not Baghdad or Anbar, Salahuddin or Diyala," Satterfield told reporters at the end of a visit to this Washington ally. He said two-thirds of Iraqis and Iraq "lie outside that area about whom very little is heard, where violence is not at those levels and where indeed we believe investment ... could well be made."

[Lerkfish]

1. ummm....yeah, good luck with that, guys.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Sounds goood!! Oh, waiit, I think I'll invest in barbed wire dental floss instead.

[Missy M]

3. Guess I'll invest in a fashion boutique.....

and maybe open a few McDonald's franchises. Yikes, that man is as bad as McCain.

[applegrove]

4. So business depends of governance and rule of law before they can or will do business. Is that

right? Wow-Zy! Why business needs some parts of governance. Anarchy is not business' favourite thing. I never knew :sarcasm: They need regulated areas in order to invest and feel secure investing.