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sonz
01-03-2006, 09:29 AM
America’s WAR to bring freedom and democracy to the Iraqi nation has only resulted in creating a society so paralyzed that it is incapable of even burying its dead- The disposal of corpses has been left to packs of wild dogs and swarms of flies, animal feed mixed with seawater has become the only food available to some.

The Iraqis now are fleeing their country fearing an imminent civil war. Supplies of food have dwindled to critical levels, even as prices have skyrocketed.

The effects of bombs, which had claimed the lives of tens of thousands of IRAQI CIVILIANS, could kill tens of thousands more, women, children and the elderly who had little to do with the war.

However, the U.S. decided to go back on its words, refusing to continue funding reconstruction projects in IRAQ, a major climb-down from the White House's one-time pledge to rebuild the war torn country, The Independent wrote on Tuesday.

THE U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH made it clear that no more money will be provided for rebuilding projects in Iraq more than the £10.7 billion allocated since the 2003 INVASION.

Now it’s up to other foreign donors and the Iraqi government to complete the basic tasks in the country; supplying reliable electricity and water to the country's 26 million population.

BUSH’s decision not to ask Congress for more money to rebuild the country it destroyed by its illegal war, underlines the consensus that it is time to start winding down the costly commitment to Iraq, says The Telegraph.

It’s no secret anymore that reconstruction has gone badly, with essential services being very slow in coming back on line and roughly half the money earmarked for reconstruction diverted into the military.

Brigadier General William McCoy, the commander overseeing construction projects, was quoted as saying that “the U.S. funding was never meant to be more than a "jump-start ... The U.S. never intended to completely rebuild Iraq," he said.

The move signals that ththe U.S. claims and pledges for Iraq were far from realities on the ground.

Iraq's oil wealth, which was, before and after the WAR , considered a key strategic asset, was hit by infrastructural problems and sabotage which hampered and dealt a major blow to production.

Moreover, continuous attacks kept the output of electricity and oil at or below pre-war levels- Now the average Iraqi household has electricity for only half the day at best - and in the capital there is electricity for no more than six hours a day.
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