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teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,112 Points:1,385,965 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 12:47:33 AM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse Exxon Mobil, the world's biggest oil company, is pushing ahead with its controversial drive to develop oil fields in Iraq's independence-minded Kurdish enclave despite fierce opposition from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's central government in Baghdad. The U.S. oil giant's plan, and the growing defiance of the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government in the northern city of Erbil, is a direct challenge to the authority of Maliki's troubled coalition. It could also seriously upset Baghdad's ambitious plans to rival Saudi Arabia as the world's top producer over the next decade. For now, all the signs are that the KRG and the central government, which haven't seen eye to eye for years, are on a collision course. The gap is widening on a broader front as the Kurds increasingly si Visit upi.com for full article

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Exxon Mobil, the world's biggest oil company, is pushing ahead with its controversial drive to develop oil fields in Iraq's independence-minded Kurdish enclave despite fierce opposition from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's central government in Baghdad.

The U.S. oil giant's plan, and the growing defiance of the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government in the northern city of Erbil, is a direct challenge to the authority of Maliki's troubled coalition.

It could also seriously upset Baghdad's ambitious plans to rival Saudi Arabia as the world's top producer over the next decade.

For now, all the signs are that the KRG and the central government, which haven't seen eye to eye for years, are on a collision course.

The gap is widening on a broader front as the Kurds increasingly si
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lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,042 Points:701,380 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 10:28:58 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Risky business
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,074 Points:1,448,325 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 9:17:53 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Exxon could be putting itself in the midst of a potential civil war.
rjojo40AL All-Star Author Alabama Posts:862 Points:117,505 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 12:14:50 PM Ignore rjojo40AL Report Abuse just Exxon flexing there mussels, but would hate to be a employee of Exxon in Iraq.
MKAnudo Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:213 Points:170,250 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:26:35 AM Ignore MKAnudo Report Abuse Risky.
doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,453 Points:839,810 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 10:41:14 AM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse Just let them have their oil.
joekool1 Champion Author Toledo Posts:1,099 Points:131,280 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 7:39:08 AM Ignore joekool1 Report Abuse kurds have rights too
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,445 Points:1,137,335 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 7:23:12 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse Business is business. Work for it or work with it, but all means work it out. That works for me. Nobody should be afraid of a little work. I owe, I owe, so off to work I go.
gcalleja All-Star Author Miami Posts:917 Points:550,155 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 7:11:56 AM Ignore gcalleja Report Abuse That's what we need. Another war to drive up oil prices.
335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,381 Points:759,045 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 6:51:02 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse It will be interesting to see if the Kurds and Turks reach some agreement and build a pipeline to get the oil out.
skippypa Champion Author Hawaii Posts:8,476 Points:1,740,930 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 6:21:46 AM Ignore skippypa Report Abuse Let them fight amoung themselves
WEB0153 All-Star Author Maryland Posts:799 Points:156,775 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 6:12:27 AM Ignore WEB0153 Report Abuse Ok
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:1,945 Points:275,215 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 5:05:04 AM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse let the collision begin
pscamp Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,285 Points:475,360 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 5:02:23 AM Ignore pscamp Report Abuse OK
StArrow68 Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,260 Points:1,361,380 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 4:03:06 AM Ignore StArrow68 Report Abuse The problem with logic is that it requires cool heads to apply. When passion and dollars are at stake nobody has a cool head. Just what the region doesn't need.
Snowball2013 All-Star Author Yakima Posts:548 Points:119,000 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 3:20:06 AM Ignore Snowball2013 Report Abuse Ok
stefanwaggoner All-Star Author Bakersfield Posts:562 Points:151,315 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 3:17:02 AM Ignore stefanwaggoner Report Abuse These criminal oil CEOs never surprise me
MrLefty0706 Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,449 Points:352,060 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 3:00:48 AM Ignore MrLefty0706 Report Abuse Who is running Iraq, the government or Exxon Oil?
LilRedWagonIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,776 Points:1,555,135 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 2:25:25 AM Ignore LilRedWagonIN Report Abuse not logical
Luckylindy Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:4,519 Points:1,128,045 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 2:21:11 AM Ignore Luckylindy Report Abuse Well developed the reserves in the rest of the country.
montpelier28 All-Star Author Vermont Posts:611 Points:786,355 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 2:07:22 AM Ignore montpelier28 Report Abuse billions spent and they sell the oil to everyone but us
MN1 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,364 Points:651,565 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 1:30:04 AM Ignore MN1 Report Abuse Billions spent to get rid of Hussein and now a civil war, what a mess.
REVLAW Champion Author San Antonio Posts:10,435 Points:2,007,245 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 1:14:55 AM Ignore REVLAW Report Abuse After all the blood and sacrifice expended to free Iraq, Obama let the country move into the camp of our enemies. Iraq is not grateful for any past USA involvement and certainly cannot be numbered among friendly nations today. That's the HO's fault. He built that!
Glock26 Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,529 Points:633,360 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 1:07:18 AM Ignore Glock26 Report Abuse Greed!!!
Fox4834 Veteran Author Indianapolis Posts:319 Points:17,120 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 12:56:39 AM Ignore Fox4834 Report Abuse Did not know that Exxon Mobil was the biggest oil company.... learn something everyday!
Darwin00 All-Star Author Mississippi Posts:830 Points:271,155 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 12:53:37 AM Ignore Darwin00 Report Abuse Interesting.