It is going to be interesting to see what impact Iraqi impatience with the freedom forces has on their long term plans. As an Iraqi said on National Radio today, how come they can't organise water and petrol [which we had under Saddam], when they won the war so convincingly?
For an insight into why, check out this bizzare page from the us military about how good they are at getting supplies to their "warfighters" in Iraq. They now have infrared tags for each load so people know exactly where all their supplies are. Note the manditory reference to 7-11 (or is that 9-11, I can never tell. It was 12-09 where I was.).
Apparently they sent some aid to refugees as well.
Given the cost of occupying Iraq, and the payouts in civil law suits in America, isn't I'm facinated that the US government is largely refusing to pay compensation to most of the civilians injured or killed in the current Iraq war?
V. double standard. No?
I wonder what the cost benefit analysis of this war was. How much is it going to have to cost the US government before it was a poor financial decision?
And did they really believe it would be *easy*? I remember hearing someone defending the US actions by saying they did a good job of reconstructing Japan. Why on earth did they think it would be the same?
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Meanwhile, the iceman from the Alps wasn't liked by his neighbours any more than most immigrants.
Posted by carla at August 13, 2003 11:51 PM