A story in the Washington Post makes you realize how bad the living conditions in Iraq really are. Forget the Democrat and Republican accusations and complaints, just read the article.
These people are just like us, but they rarely have electricity, are dying from heat exhaustion, and their lives are in danger at all times in their own homes.
"He pays no more attention to the helicopters that roar overhead than he would to a passing truck, except that the street in front of his house is blocked off by concrete barriers. The rat-a-tat of AK-47s is so frequent that it's possible not to hear it anymore. And the new rooftop pool has eased his family's cabin fever, offering a refreshing substitute for visits they no longer make to parks, clubs, markets and friends' homes."
The Iraqi citizens have no faith at all in their government, "Forget about reconstruction -- what we are waiting for is change in the whole state," he said. "I just want one sincere, honorable person running Iraq. If he rules, even if we have to wait five or six years, there will be hope. But with the people we have now, even if you build 100 power plants, there's no hope."
In 115 degree heat having no power is the last thing you want, add suicide bombings, and the sound of AK-47s all around you it almost fits the description of hell.
"A June 12 study by the National Security Network, a private advocacy group, found that while the United States has spent $3.1 billion to improve electricity in Iraq, the power generated in May was 6 percent less than prewar levels. "Over the past three weeks, Baghdad has suffered severe power and water shortages of up to 23 hours a day," the study said."
It seems that our government is arguing over things that don't even matter, and won't improve anything. Congress spends weeks on things such as the $3.1 billion to improve electricity, yet it doesn't help the Iraqis out at all.
So as you sit there enjoying the benefits of electricity think of some ways that our government can actually produce change in Iraq...it all starts with ending the political bickering that just takes us in circles.
I know the subjects of the slew of emails I will now receive, and its a sad state of affairs that whenever I say something negative about Iraq I am called a 'left winger.' Our minds are in the completely wrong spot! Think about what can be done to cause change, not wonder if your idea would be OK with your 'party leader' who doesn't know your name.
Detach yourself from 'your' party and think for yourself once in a while!
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You sound surprised. Have you had your head stuck in the ground the last 4 years?
mullah cimoc say him warning ameriki people in 2003 when bush the invading iraq.
mullah cimoc then tell all ameriki saying please to reading the books of him chairman mao tse tung on guerilla warfare strategies and tactical.
mullah cimoc say in 2003 him insurgent running the enrage the bear tactical.
bear so ferocious, but running to and fro and the lunging to and fro, finally getting tired and the weaker and finally after the tormenting after the exhaustion him wanting to be killed just for ending the suffering.
this usa now in iraq. so the weaken, now the guerilla more aggressive but still the so careful. the bear still roar but hearing now the weakness.
in this time now all muslim knowing that in new iraq only him who killing so many ameriki soldier having the status and the power.
the collaborator him to die and all the family too, unless so torture by ameriki.
only one kind of the voting to count in new iraq. this ballot him calling the body bag containing the ameirki soldier ballot. if not have the this ballot, not having him vote.
this new man in new iraq him true warrior face every day adversity. him only man with political power in new iraq.
for this reason now the killing for starting so much against ameriki soldier. the wife telling the husband, “Omar, you needing for killing three ameriki now so our children him going the college and have good job in new iraq”. Also, “you not my husband if not killing ameriki soldier.”
this new kind of gold rush, but this rush him calling this the rush for kill ameriki soldier.
also, usa woman so slut with LBT (low back tattoo) and abortion kill the babies for keep the party and the drug. she whore. and ameirki man him son the homosexual and gay too.
What are you talking about anonymous?
I'm a registered Independant —have been since I registered years ago. I always viewed the Dem/Rep 2 party system as a fascade. Unfortunately there is no mainsteam objectivity. Look in the papers... the news channels... ever wonder how 4 different news channels and 4 different newspapers all run the same stories? When you follow the $, it all leads to a handful of interests. There really is NO representation for the "people" (ie: anyone who makes less than 1-5 million a year) Even doctors and lawyers are the middle class now. With Diebold voting machines, and the supreme court stepping in to hand the presidency to Bush... what can we REALLY do? Very little, as even our public protests don't get coverage because people like Rupert Murdoch control the TV. A revolution will have to take place, but that won't happen until things get REALLY bad... probably another 20 years or so. Then it will get bloody, then things will change. But nothing will happen while we have our couches and TV's and Starbucks around the corner.
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