iraqi agriculture

Another (older) article on this subject here. Of course, it also hasn't helped that Turkey has been blocking the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates. I think this is just the tip of a much broader policy that was implemented post-2003, which unfortunately didn't get much attention with all the militia action and drama, though they are not unrelated. Something much deeper than simple "regime change" happened here, and more comprehensive than just about oil, or about disbanding the army, though that is a part of it.