According to a press release from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget on March 27, 2003: ” ‘Iraq is a country rich with an educated populace, abundant and valuable natural resources like oil and natural gas, and a modern infrastructure system… The United States is committed to helping Iraq recover from this conflict, but Iraq will not require sustained aid.’ ”
– Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Imperial Life in the Emerald City, Page 151