The lack of international support for the war on Iraq, and the lack of evidence concerning an Iraqi program for the development of weapons of mass destruction, raises questions as to the underlying reasons for a war that will ultimately change the geo-political landscape of the region.
According to the Atlas Investment Group, a Jordan-based research firm, the war is mostly about how the Bush administration views hydrocarbons at the geo-strategic level, and the overarching macroeconomic threats to the US dollar from the euro. Estimates for Post-war reconstruction costs are $25 -100 billion, with $50 billion being the most likely figure.
If Jordan was to participate in the reconstruction of Post-war Iraq, a number of factors would determine the depth and breadth of such an involvement, including available capacity, quality and price of Jordanian products, the amount of competition from neighboring countries, available credit facilities, strength of marketing teams and trade barriers, if any. — (menareport.com)
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