If the US would have wanted (to steal) the
oil we would have taken it, simple as that!
The western companies are doing just what all other countries are doing. The Iraqis do not have the means or the ability to recover and or transport the exports at this time. That does not mean they should roll over and give it away, and no one is asking them to.
If you were in business for yourself and you have a board of directors and stockholders to answer to, you do what you need to do to turn a profit. Any company has the opportunity to bid of the extraction of Iraqi
oil. The Iraqis are negotiating for the best deal for their country.... just as they should be.
So what!