Iraq vs The Palestinian Authority

At this rate, Iraq might some day be fighting with the PA over foreign investments:

Iraq is poised to receive a flood of foreign investment, thanks to improved security. More than $74 billion in projects have been submitted for government approval in just the past five months, according to Iraq's state investment regulator. The investors include companies from the U.S., Europe, and Gulf Arab states. Their proposals all involve sectors other than oil, including a $13 billion new port for the southern city of Basra, several hotels and thousands of housing units nationwide, says Ahmed Ridha, the chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission.

Increased foreign investment in Iraq is due to improved security--so just what is the criterion by which the West is giving away hundreds of millions every year to the PA?

[Hat tip: Instapundit]

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