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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Iraqis Have Bad Access To Health Care, Water

This, of course, is America’s fault and not at all the fault of Saddam Hussein, who let his nation’s infrastructure collapse for decades while he enriched himself, or the terrorists who fight against our efforts to rebuild Iraq.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Five years after the United States led an invasion of Iraq, millions of people there are still deprived of clean water and medical care, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday.

In a sober report marking the anniversary of the 2003 start of the war, which ousted dictator Saddam Hussein and unleashed deep sectarian tensions, the humanitarian body said Iraqi hospitals lack beds, drugs, and medical staff.

Some areas of the country of 27 million people have no functioning water and sanitation facilities, and the poor public water supply has forced some families to use at least a third of their average $150 monthly income buying clean drinking water.

“Five years after the outbreak of the war in Iraq, the humanitarian situation in most of the country remains among the most critical in the world,” the ICRC said, describing Iraq’s health care system as “now in worse shape than ever.”

The answer to this, of course, is to withdraw our troops and abandon the Iraqis to the machinations of extremist terrorists and their puppet masters in Iran and Syria.  That will bring the Iraqis health care and clean water.

And, as Barack Obama’s reverend would say, God damn America for fighting a war to make things better for these people.

Comments

I thought the “peace at any price crowd” abhorred genocide, which is exactly what will happen if their plan is followed.

Kevin on March 16, 2008 at 08:05 pm

And the Dem Congress wants to cut off the money.  Nice.
The lefties are always whining about how much money is spent in Iraq(even though their social engineering schemes and entitlement programs suck up more than twice as much), but you would think, if they really cared about people, as they claim to, they would want us to win in Iraq, so the country could enjoy peace and stability, and so the infrastructure that the terrorists keep blowing up could be rebuilt.  You’d think.


If you don’t know by now, don’t mess with it.

robert108 on March 16, 2008 at 08:20 pm

"Poll suggests Iraqis ‘optimistic’
Iraqi police graduate attends a graduation ceremony in Baghdad, February 2008
A majority of Iraqis expressed confidence in the police
More than 50% of Iraqis think their lives are good, more than at any time in the last three years, a survey says.”

So, which is it? Can’t be both.


Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

2Hotel9 on March 17, 2008 at 04:48 am

Before we invaded, Iraquis did not have these problems. We brought on the suffering that they now face by destroying their infrastructure. So we are to blame for influencing the rising power of extremist. Right? Right.

watashiwa on March 17, 2008 at 10:45 am

Before we invaded, Iraquis did not have these problems. We brought on the suffering that they now face by destroying their infrastructure. So we are
to blame for influencing the rising power of extremist. Right? Right.

More despicable leftie lies.  Before we freed the Iraqi people from a murdering dictator, 80% of the population was subjugated by the other 20%; Abu Ghraib prison was the site for real torture, dismemberment, murder and people being fed into woodchippers, instead of the overblown fraternity hazing that briefly went on under us.  Saddam drained the Iraqi economy to build 42 palaces for himself, while his people scrabbled in the dirt.


If you don’t know by now, don’t mess with it.

robert108 on March 17, 2008 at 10:55 am

Before we invaded, Iraquis did not have these problems.

Yeah.....the entire place put the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to shame. Are you SERIOUS?

More of the “I Hate America” crowd’s logic.


Election ‘08 - We Are So Screwed

Pilgrim on March 17, 2008 at 10:55 am

Oil For Food. ‘Nuff said.


Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

2Hotel9 on March 17, 2008 at 11:42 am
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