This is exactly what France, Russia, and Germany wanted to hear.
Once the U.S.-led provisional authority hands power over to Iraqis next year, the Baghdad government will not discriminate against countries wanting to help rebuild the country, Iraq's foreign minister said Monday.
Will the Bush Administration pull another flip-flop and really dig in its heels, again? Not sure how they can, though I'm sure they're going to do their utmost, while the CPA is still in place, to ensure that certain American companies ::coughHalliburtoncough:: receive "contracts-in-perpetuity", in Iraq. These contracts are, after all, the Bushies' lifeblood.