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China on track to complete the building of 1000 schools in Iraq (english.almayadeen.net)

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[–] realharo@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Iraq paid for those schools (a 2021 deal is referenced, where this was in exchange for oil - a fact the article specifically avoids mentioning).

This is essentially an article about someone ordering a product, paying for it, and getting it delivered.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago

Not sure what you think the gotcha here is. Making a deal to trade oil for infrastructure is certainly a lot better than having US empire invade you, bomb the shit out of your country, and then take your oil.