AP "Iraqi officials announced plans to double the amount of money spent to import fuel to combat the country's worst oil and gasoline shortages in years. Much of the fuel crisis is due to insurgent attacks on convoys and on Iraq's fragile pipeline network, Oil Ministry officials said."
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I remember that Bush sold his plan for occupation by saying that rebuilding of Iraq and the new democratic government would be paid for by money from the export of Iraqi oil.
No one can deny that the War on Iraq has been a total disaster judging by RESULTS.
Shiite Iran is totally empowered after a Hezbollah victory against Israel.
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