And just as in many other rape cases, McCain and Feingold, et al, are blaming the victim.

Iraq invasion: For better or worse?

"Despite the investment that has undoubtedly taken place, virtually all basic services are in a worse state now than they were before the invasion.

"There is less clean water, less sewage control, less gas, less petrol, less power. Baghdad now has an average of only 5.8 hours of electricity a day. At present Iraq is producing 1.8 million barrels of oil a day; just before the invasion the figure was 2.5 million barrels a day.

"Much of this isn't the fault of the coalition: power, water and oil are particular targets for the insurgents. But the failure of the coalition to protect these supplies makes people angry."

Arf