“You have a question that’s of vital importance to the future of the country,” Leaver said. “Most of the Iraqi budget comes from the development and sale of Iraqi oil and here we have arguably one of the largest questions that’s going to be decided for the future of Iraq being done without any citizens’ consultation or input.”
Only 4 percent of Iraqis polled said they had been given “totally adequate” information for them to feel informed about the oil law.
The U.S. government has been pressuring the Iraqi government to pass the oil law by September. Anontia Juhasz of the group Oil Change International told OneWorld that the Bush administration and Congress have made the law’s passage one of the “benchmarks” that would indicate the U.S. is making progress in the war.
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http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/08/3061/
[A huge percentage of Iraqis say the government should remain in control of Iraq's oil. It's no wonder, since the American who paid for the poll said it's a question of VITAL IMPORTANCE to the future of the country! Contrast that with Canada, which literally has NO STRATEGY WHATSOEVER for energy security. WTF -- NSay]
Stumble It!