Vermillion, being realistic, in a precedence list, occupying a city, and having in mind the strategic objective to "gain their hearts and souls", I will have pointed first to recover the water supply, then the Hospitals, 3rd the power plants, maybe in pair with some cultural symbol that can be used to show/demonstrate the common ground between our cultures (the origins of urban organization, and the writing, basicly), then the rest.
I would have put the Oil Minister very low in my priority list, unless I will need 2 things:
1st, demonstrate the connections of France's oil company with Saddam's regime (easy one
).
2nd, preserving some structure to have quick rebuild of the primary resource of Iraq (with some personal advantage).
The "anti war" crowd is going to grasp at anything they can, to try and vindicate their positions. Especially now that most of their doom and gloom predictions have been proven false.
Reducing the Anti-war position in a simple generalization, as the "radio-Bush" members here do, is something that change a possible civil discussion in a pissing war, perfect for a propaganda agenda, but not for a common enrichment.
My personal position is that this war, waged out of any common and official agreement (read UN), is something that, in the medium-long term, can have a cost way over what we, as western countries, are willing to pay.
And it's too early to see somthing, now.
Let's hope for the best.
