Nouri al-Maliki

By John Terrett in Americas on December 14th, 2011
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with US business leaders on Tuesday, the second day of his visit to Washington DC. 

He told them that instead of military generals leading the way in Baghdad's future, it would be business owners and captains of industry like them.

Maliki wants US companies to set up shop in Iraq.

I went along to hear him speak at the US Chamber of Commerce headquarters just steps from the White House. (That's a measure of how important business and commerce is in the US that the first building you come to when crossing Lafayette Park after leaving the White House is the Chamber's HQ.)

His message, just weeks before most US troops pick-up and go home, was clear, "our door is open, please come!"  He said: "Iraq represents a great investment environment, a nascent one and very promising!"   

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By Marwan Bishara in Imperium on March 8th, 2010

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The Iraq elections underline the tenacity of its people and their determination to take back their country.

Iraqis have succeeded in pulling away from the brink despite, not because, of US policies over the last seven years.

Crediting George Bush's policies for hard earned Iraqi accomplishments adds insult to injury.

It was not only the timing of declaring "Mission Accomplished" from a battle ship that was proved unfortunate, but the whole notion of 'US victory' in Iraq is utterly nonsensical considering the horrific human, societal and other costs.

Accomplished - or not bloody accomplished - the US mission has turned Iraq into a complete mess.

By John Terrett in Americas, Business on October 21st, 2009

And never mind two hundred years ... I wish someone had told me to put money into Google, Apple or Twitter barely ten years ago.
 
Anyway that's just the kind of thinking that's been going on at a swanky Washington DC hotel, close to Union Station, where thousands of business people have been gathering for a two day conference on investing in Iraq.
 
The event was attended on Tuesday, 20th October, by Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as a long list of leading Iraqi ministers and business leaders.
 
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said tickets for the first Iraq business and investment conference sold out fast, which, she said, proved the country has more potential than most people outside the room realise.

"I urge U.S. businesses to really see all of the progress that has been made ..."

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