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May 20, 2005
They're Better Off Without Saddam
So the war was sold on false pretenses! So it hasn't gone as well as expected! Big deal! The Iraqi people are better off without Saddam Hussein--right?
Responses to a detailed survey conducted by a United Nations agency and the Iraqi government indicate that everyday conditions for Iraqis in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion have deteriorated at an alarming rate, with huge numbers of people lacking adequate access to basic services and resources such as clean water, food, health care, electricity, jobs and sanitation. . . .
Researchers determined that some 24,000 Iraqis died as a result of the US-led invasion in 2003 and the first year of occupation. Children below the age of 18 comprised 12 percent of those deaths, according to survey data.
The study also indicates that the invasion and its immediate aftermath forced more than 140,000 Iraqis to flee their homes.
Take note that this wasn't solely a U.N. survey. The current, U.S.-approved Iraqi government participated in it, too. How long do you suppose the Iraqi officials involved in this will be allowed to remain in office?
(Link courtesy Antiwar.com.)
Posted by Mike Tennant at May 20, 2005 09:17 AM
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