Cited from cnn, concerning the burning oil fields in Iraq:
"Now can you imagine an Iraq with a secular," (Saddam`s ain`t much religious), "democratic" (by whose standarts), "grateful regime....", "... there`s billions of dollars in this for Iraq and foreign contractors once it rises to compete with Saudi Arabia, whose relations with the US have cooled down since September the 11th"
I say, annex the place right there. WTG USA !