The announcement that Iraqi reconstruction contracts, worth billions of euro, will only go to firms from countries which supported the war in Iraq, has been met with consternation in much of Europe.
The US government yesterday (11 December), announced that the projects, said to be worth an estimated 15.2 billion euro ($18.6bn) will not go to countries like France, Germany or Russia, who opposed the war in Iraq.
This has brought an angry reaction in those countries, with Russia th...
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