I've got a ton to do and got little sleep, so I've just briefly read the news this morning. It's hard to believe, but Iraq just keeps getting worse (more, more, more). Basically, for America to stick to the June 30 “power transfer” deadline, Iraq will adopt the Koran as its Constitution and become a radical faith-based state with a pathological hatred of America. Basically a worst-case scenario.
So in simple terms, thanks to US “assistance”, the people of Iraq now live in greatly increased personal danger, have had their rights slashed (especially if they are women or Christian), and their economy and infrastructure destroyed. When Saddam was in power, the religious extremists were suppressed (often by force), women held positions of power, Iraqis were often better educated than Americans, they could travel freely, and so on. How messed up is it that Saddam Hussein actually did a dramatically better job of giving civil rights to the Middle East than America?
Anyway, I've got work to do.
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