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Politics : The Iraq War And Beyond

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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (8963)	7/12/2006 2:40:27 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) of 9018

There was a press conference here about [Abu Musab al] Zarqawi’s death, and somebody asked what role [U.S.] Special Forces played in finding Zarqawi. [The official] either denied any role or didn’t answer the question. Somebody pointed out that the president, half an hour earlier, had already acknowledged and thanked the Special Forces for their involvement. They are just not giving very much information here. Because ANYTHING dealing with SpecOps operations are VERY sensitive Len.. It's an open secret that they have been at the forefront of the hunt for Zarqawi and other Al Qai'da in Iraq leaders... But they don't like to officially discuss the topic because that opens them up to the liability of more questions from the press. It is certainly hard to hide the fact that in the third year of this war, Iraqis are only getting electricity for about 5 to 10 percent of the day. Living conditions have gotten so much worse, violence is at an even higher tempo, and the country is on the verge of civil war. Yes.. there's an insurgency.. and there's death and destruction.. But MAN O' MAN.. you can't believe all the cars that are on the roads in Iraq.. All of the appliances like air conditioners, satellite dishes, and all the necessary household requisites that are being purchased by the people there. And all of that uses a lot of power... And the reality is that the Iraqi electic grid was on the verge of breaking down as it was.. Almost all of the primary electricity generation was diverted to Baghdad while the countryside simply did without. The fact that power has been evenly distributed throughout the country as possible means that EVERYONE has to deal with temporary blackouts. Iraq, should it ever get its Sh*t together will become a far wealthier country than any of its neighbors. They have the oil.. They are a virtual breadbasket agriculturally (I've seen the endless fields being manually tilled using antiquated methods) and they have an entrepreneurial (and often criminal) spirit. What they need is the rule of law and some form of peace movement to stop the madness of sectarian violence. It will take time, but I think the moderates and progressives of Iraq will eventually gain control. Hawk

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