A tale of two countries as seen in the headlines…
Google Alert for: Iraq
US Rebuilding in Iraq Found to Fall ShortNew York Times - United StatesBecause of unforeseen security costs, haphazard planning and shifting priorities, the American-financed reconstruction program in Iraq will not complete scores ...
Kerry: 'Let Iraqis Stand Up for Iraq'ABC News - USA... John Kerry, D-Mass., believes US troops do not necessarily need to be pulled out of Iraq right away, as a senior Democrat suggested this week, but they need ...
Iraq's oil industry far from recoveryDaily Times - Lahore,Pakistan... oil minister. Insurgents blew up pipelines from Iraq's northern fields on Wednesday, halting the flow of oil to Turkey. On Thursday ...
US, Iraq leaders reach out to Sunnis to counter IranIndian Express - New Delhi,India... "They are trying to find someone else, some other allies who will not turn against them (in Iraq) if things heat up with Iran.". ...
US fails to carry out most Iraq water projectsReuters - USAWASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - About 60 percent of planned water and sanitation projects in Iraq have not been carried out since the 2003 US-led invasion, a US ...
And now this…
Google Alert for: Iran
57% Back a Hit on Iran if Defiance PersistsLos Angeles Times - CA,USA... WASHINGTON -- Despite persistent disillusionment with the war in Iraq, a majority of Americans supports taking military action against Iran if that country ...
57%? Who are these people? And what are they thinking?
I think many of them don't understand this would be the begining of WWIII, but then if Isreal strikes and Russia or China retaliates then it could mean the Second Comming (Accorading to dispensationalist protestants).
ReplyDeleteThen there are people like me that don't believe you can allow Iran to have Nukes and figure either way it's not going to be pretty. I only hope our forward operating base (Iraq) is secured before we further destabelize the area. I think the real problem is Bush invaded the wrong country.
OK...who should be allowed to have nukes?
ReplyDeleteWrong question, I think.
ReplyDeleteWill all gummints eventually have nukes?
What will they do when they get 'em?
Keeping in mind that all gummint is force, not reason.