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Related: About this forumIraq is dying (and that is a global problem) - CaspianReport
Decades of armed conflicts, water scarcity, extreme population growth, and poor infrastructure have pushed Iraq to the brink.
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Iraq is dying (and that is a global problem) - CaspianReport (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Jun 11
OP
I had to look for the answer to your question since I thought the lack of oil was why Iraq invaded Kuwait.
TexasTowelie
Jun 11
#2
Thanks. Must be its leadership then as to why the country is in such poor economic shape.
brush
Jun 11
#6
brush
(56,167 posts)1. Is Iraq one of the few in the region with no oil?
TexasTowelie
(114,961 posts)2. I had to look for the answer to your question since I thought the lack of oil was why Iraq invaded Kuwait.
The answer was surprising:
Iraq (Federal Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government) is the second-largest crude oil producer in OPEC after Saudi Arabia and the sixth-largest total petroleum liquids producer in the world.1 It holds the worlds fifth-largest proved crude oil reserves, at 145 billion barrels, representing 17% of proved reserves in the Middle East and 8% of global reserves. Most of Iraqs major known fieldsall of which are located onshoreare producing or are in development.
https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/country/irq
https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/country/irq
brush
(56,167 posts)6. Thanks. Must be its leadership then as to why the country is in such poor economic shape.
SunSeeker
(53,001 posts)3. Iraq is becoming a failed stated because it cares more about enforcing its state religion than improving people's lives.
That's what happens when you live in a theocracy. Which is what Alito wants.
czarjak
(12,142 posts)5. Alito wants a Catholic Christian Theocracy.
The Evangelcals are going to love it. Wait and see.
Botany
(71,673 posts)4. But Dick Cheney became a billionaire off of his Iraqi war
w & Dick needed to pay for that crap.