Whilst America may lack ethics and common-sense, they make up for it in their knowledge of History.BBC said:"Iraq has called for an end to payouts from its oil revenue, seeking negotiated settlements instead.
Iraq has so far paid $19.2bn, but it is thought it could be decades before all the claims are finally met. "
Just as the UN imposed harsh economic sanctions on Germany for both WW1 and WW2 agitations as the dust settled on Nazism, the American-dominated UN has began to impose oppressive war-debts on Iraq for its 1990-1 moves against its neighbours,soon to be followed by a bill from the modern day Big Three...Of course asking payment in Texas tea.
Does anyone else think that, just like 1930's Germans, Iraqis could rise against foreign sanctions and challenge the world order? Or does modern technology and America's key role in transnational economics counter this?