Irák má možná trable, ale asi 90 % tamní ropy se produkuje na jihu, v okolí Basry, která je plně pod šíitskou kontrolou, anebo na severu, který je pod kontrolou Kurdů.
Iraq may be in trouble, but about 90% of its oil is produced in the south, near Basra, which is fully under Shia control, or in the north, under the control of the Kurds.