No War for Profit!
Ah, the United States: the great war profiteer. America is once again showing that we only went into Iraq to make money, not to free people and to rid the world of another dictator with WMDs or to clear out a terrorist haven… nothing like that.
The United States on Friday completely forgave $4.1 billion in debt Iraq owed it and urged other nations not part of an international debt relief agreement to follow suit.
Both Secretary of State Colin Powell and Treasury Secretary John Snow hailed the move as an important contribution to the future of Iraq and its people.
Snow, Powell and Iraq’s Finance Minister Adil Abdul al-Mahdi signed the agreement in a ceremony at the State Department.
Al-Mahdi thanked the U.S. government and its people, describing debt relief as Iraq’s “second liberation after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.”
USA Today: U.S. forgives $4.1 billion in Iraq debt
