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France and Russia won't allow it in any case, even if the US does. They have too much at stake in the matter, last I heard France alone has over 1.6 Billion invested in Iraq, and Russia is thought to have more.
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Makes no difference what government is in power in Iraq - any debts owed to France and Russia will still have to be paid back by a new government - that's international law.
Russia, for example, still owes the 'Paris Club' some $37 billion dollars of debt for Soviet Era debts (some of it dating back to loans issued in the 1920's).
So it makes no financial difference to France and Russia whether Saddam or another regime is in power - they'll still get paid.