His new position had provided (Ahmad) Chalabi with some political capital, and a little publicity. His political organization, the Iraqi National Congress, recently launched a weekly newspaper dedicated to citizens' complaints about the lack of services around Baghdad. - Time, Inc
Look how much bush has improved their lives! Now they have a newspaper "dedicated to citizens' complaints about the lack of services around Baghdad"! They didn't have that before. (Of course, they had electricity, water, trash pick-up, working sewers, etc.)
Seriously, just how bad is it that an entire newspaper is dedicated to that one issue. Not violence, not crime, not the weather. ("The forecast for tonight is 'Hot', followed by increasing heat throughout the day. Too bad you don't have A/C. Now back to Rahman for the latest in suicide bombings. Rahman?") Just a lack of services in Baghdad. -------- What the US has done to Iraq reminds me of a neighborhood story. A guy (Let's call him George.) from the neighborhood somehow passed the bar exam and became a lawyer. The running joke for 30+ years was:
"I went to George to handle that speeding ticket."
"Oh, yeah? How'd you do?"
"I got 2 years, but I'll probably only have to do 14 months."
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Ah, but Saddam wouldn't have allowed a newspaper to complain about anything.That makes the invasion worthwhile.In fact, that was the sole reason for it.
I still think I'd rather have sanitation and running water and electricity rather than the freedom to complain about not having it. But then, I'd also rather have my feet attached to my body and my skin un-electrified. It's a toss-up.
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