Sorry to spoil the party
Nothing like a good case of dysentery to ruin the carpet.
Tell us all about the still unimplemented strategies to promote the general Welfare. It wouldn't make any difference if the Marines could feed the multitudes with seven loaves and two fishes unless they actually did so.
These are conditions as they are:
Umm Qasr was the first town liberated by coalition forces. But 20 days into the war, it is without running water, security or adequate food supplies.
Friedman, Thomas L. "Hold Your Applause." New York Times, web ed. 9 Apr. 2003. Accessed 10 Apr. 2003.http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/09/opinion/09FRIE.html?n=Top%2fOpinion%2fEditorials%20and%20Op%2dEd%2fOp%2dEd%2fColumnists%2fThomas%20L%20Friedman
20 days in a section coalition forces "control". Goodie. If you can't deny it, or divert attention from it, try to make light of it and imply that I, in pointing it out, am nothing but a spoilsport. Some sport. Ah, but I forget: we must all be rational! Here, cool off with a tall glass of sparkling sewage while you wait. It's easy to be rational when your basic needs are secure. --Mary Anne