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To: epicure who wrote (13729)	1/2/2006 9:32:39 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

It's sad to think that an entire generation of Iraqi people will grow up hating us for what happened. Their own personal dreams shattered because they cannot build their own lives with education and work experience and carry on the normal functions of life that we take for granted. Heck it's probably impossible to go out on a simple date in Iraq right now without a fairly high risk of death. Can you imagine life in a war zone? And I hope to God that Bush doesn't intend on bombing Iran............Iran would most likely counterattack our bases in Iraq with their Air Force or short range missiles and the Iraqi people would get caught in the crossfire.

To: epicure who wrote (13729)	1/3/2006 1:20:41 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 15516

"The U.S. never intended to completely rebuild Iraq." During his first term Bush made many promises about giving money to various programs but he never kept those promises. In one budget he even neglected to put any money in for either the reconstruction of Iraq or maybe it was Afghanistan. Congress had to put the money in the budget. Because of the violence, I'm not completely sure that we can ever complete Iraq's reconstruction. Apart from the destruction created by the foreign terrorists there are also clashes between the Sunnis and the Shia, and the violence between these two groups may get worse as the Sunnis realize that the Shia won the most votes in the recent election. Also, the administration may count on private companies like Halliburton and Bechtel to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure.