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Originally Posted by Noctis

When they refer to countries who didn't support the US, I took it to mean countries that denounced publicly - or refused to support publicly - the war itself in Iraq.

The countries who are NOT on the list of those disallowed from contracts have had the blood of their young men and women spilled on that soil. Just one life is worth a whole lot more than $300 million. Period.

And don't forget that there are almost NO restrictions on subcontracting, so it isn't like the countries who invested only money will get absolutely no return. It might just take a bit longer to make the money back. No matter how long we wait, the lives of those soldiers can't be regained.

Research more.

The only countries 'black listed' were ones that flat out said no.

Many countries not on the list never sent a penny or a soldier to aid in Iraq, they just never said no.

Don't make flat out assumtions.

Canada gave hundreds of millions to the US for Iraq and has offered a number of times to send RCMP personal over there to aid in rebuilding the Iraqi police force, being turned down by the US everytime. Now they say we refused to support them in any way!

Also, they state that there are "security" reasons as to why Canadian, French, and German companies shouldn't be allowed contracts. That's Bullshit!

What the US Government has done is very unethical, under-handed, and bad politics. hake: