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dc_dux · 12-02-2009, 08:08 AM

The "Mission Accomplished" mantra - a brutal dictator is no longer in power - seems to be the spin of the supporters of the policy that failed miserably to plan for a post-invasion Iraq.

Beyond the death counts resulting from continued sectarian violence (which was predicted by many outside the neo-con circle of believers that removal of Sadam would bring peace and prosperity),the country faces immense problems and the stability of the region is still in question.

To believe that the sectarian divides that have existed for years would suddenly come together was based more on hope than an understanding of those deep divides.

We hear little of the 2 million refugees who fled the country after the invasion or the 2 million displaced within......hundreds of thousands of whom represented Iraq’s professional class, leaving behind a population with too few doctors, nurses, engineers, scientists, bureaucrats, teachers, etc.

We hear little about the influence of Iran with its close ties to the controlling parties in the Iraq parliament or the unrest being fed by the more religious parties and movements such as al Sadar's Mahdi army.

We hear little about the corruption in the present Iraqi government and the fact that, according to the US Inspector General for Iraq, the $billions of US dollars spent on rebuilding the infrastructure were poorly planned, badly transferred, and not sustainable by the present government (as a result of the lack of expertise described above).

We hear little about the fact that despite those billions in American funds, more than 40 percent of Iraqis still lack access to clean water, according to the Iraqi government and ninety percent of Iraq’s 180 hospitals do not have basic medical and surgical supplies according to NGOs.

We hear little about the fact that many in the military and civilian police force may still be putting sectarian or tribal loyalties over peace and stability.

Sadam has been removed.....Mission Accomplished?

12-02-2009, 08:08 AM	#33 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	The "Mission Accomplished" mantra - a brutal dictator is no longer in power - seems to be the spin of the supporters of the policy that failed miserably to plan for a post-invasion Iraq. Beyond the death counts resulting from continued sectarian violence (which was predicted by many outside the neo-con circle of believers that removal of Sadam would bring peace and prosperity),the country faces immense problems and the stability of the region is still in question. To believe that the sectarian divides that have existed for years would suddenly come together was based more on hope than an understanding of those deep divides. We hear little of the 2 million refugees who fled the country after the invasion or the 2 million displaced within......hundreds of thousands of whom represented Iraq’s professional class, leaving behind a population with too few doctors, nurses, engineers, scientists, bureaucrats, teachers, etc. We hear little about the influence of Iran with its close ties to the controlling parties in the Iraq parliament or the unrest being fed by the more religious parties and movements such as al Sadar's Mahdi army. We hear little about the corruption in the present Iraqi government and the fact that, according to the US Inspector General for Iraq, the $billions of US dollars spent on rebuilding the infrastructure were poorly planned, badly transferred, and not sustainable by the present government (as a result of the lack of expertise described above). We hear little about the fact that despite those billions in American funds, more than 40 percent of Iraqis still lack access to clean water, according to the Iraqi government and ninety percent of Iraq’s 180 hospitals do not have basic medical and surgical supplies according to NGOs. We hear little about the fact that many in the military and civilian police force may still be putting sectarian or tribal loyalties over peace and stability. Sadam has been removed.....Mission Accomplished? __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire