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The U.S. refuses to clear up the mess it caused in Iraq
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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.
