"Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican from California, suggested during a trip to Baghdad with fellow lawmakers Friday that once Iraq becomes a rich and prosperous country, it could repay the U.S."
I have to admit that I would like this idea except there is no modern precedent for a country to invade another country and then ask for them to pay for it. The last time this was asked of a country was after WWI when Germany was supposed to pay for starting the war and this ended up giving Hitler his chance to lead Germany. So I guess it would go back to the middle age's feudal societies for precedent where the conquerer got all the spoils and turned the locals into serfs. Not likely to happen voluntarily.
Talk about chutzpah! or maybe it was simply a lack of forethought, something other prominent politicians have a problem with.
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