Blaming Saddam for the condition in which he kept the country will only be useful if we intend to sue him for lack of upkeep. Being unprepared for the extent of required rebuilding is one more example of lack of realistic appraisal of the situation.
* I don't believe that the rebuilding is as bad as some have pictured it. The sooner they can have that Iraqi governing council, the better... so that too, funds and supplies can be delivered. I do hope that Saddam will be captured alive so that the Iraqis can... "sue him for lack of upkeep".
Re: the aid and assistance: Good. I did see that. Let's see how far the money goes, and whether the shooting is restricted only to people in uniform (may it stop soon). That's the value of civil order: the helping professions can do their jobs.
* Those men in uniform have to achieve and maintain order, yes. We can't forget that there is a power struggle going on in Iraq among Iraqis (Saddam's loyalists/henchmen) and maybe even non-Iraqis. Iraqis have taken over policing in Fallujah. Of course, MA, I hope the violence stops soon.
Best,
Marcia
-glad that the palace in Mosul is turned back into a university.
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- Christopher Hitchens again on Iraq
- Despite the short term Baathist revenge attacks, things are definitely improving in Iraq
- The last 4 paragraphs of the article you cited
- They have a lot of oil to sell.
- re: The last 4 paragraphs of the article you cited
- Well now that Iraq's oil wealth is no longer diverted to build opulent presidential palaces and filling up Baathist bank accounts...
- re: The last 4 paragraphs of the article you cited
- The last 4 paragraphs of the article you cited
- Despite the short term Baathist revenge attacks, things are definitely improving in Iraq