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Where the Protesters Are Winning the War.(Scope)(French foreign investments in Iraq)(Brief article)

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Byline: William Underhill

America may yet win the war in Iraq, but France, which bitterly opposed the war, looks set to win the contracts. Foreign investment in Iraq rose 1,500 percent as stability returned last year, but U.S. firms are "negligible players," says a report from Dunia Frontier Consultants of Dubai. The French are likely to emerge the big winners from the West, building on political links that date to the era of Saddam Hussein, when France built much of the infrastructure that now needs replacing.

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