How would the Mideast react to Hillary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State?
I think people will be happy because they will assume Bill Clinton is still involved. What about Iraq? About a year ago, Orascom sold its mobile phone network in Iraq, set up after the fall of Saddam. Was it too difficult to conduct business in Iraq? It was very difficult because of the lack of security and the continuous kidnapping and events. You couldn’t get people to live there with their lives always at stake. And we didn’t have a green zone to put our people into. So for me, it was humanly not acceptable that I sit in Cairo . . . with people dying or being kidnapped. Once the U.S. leaves, I’m doubtful about the future of Iraq. Where are you investing today? Where do you see growth around the world? If you want a good example from the emerging markets, there is North Korea—if we are right in our assumption that it is moving towards a free economy and is really going to be a peaceful nation. And I think they’ve demonstrated that by dismantling the nuclear facilities. This was a big
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