Scarletwine
New Yorker
I'd like to hear what we are doing to provide water and food for not only Bagdad but more importantly the surrounding areas that we have bombed the crap out of.
This is a little bit of an article from the Iraq Independence Leader. Has anyone read of any humanitarian accomplishments?
Like Red cross provided acces by US troops ect.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/09/sprj.irq.saddam/index.html
While Chalabi offered gratitude to the coalition for Iraq's liberation, he also expressed irritation that the coalition has not provided more assistance in cities such as Nasiriya and Basra.
As long as humanitarian and infrastructure problems in the country persist, Chalabi said, the country will remain unstable, despite the coalition's military progress. Referring to Iraqi's ruling Baath Party, he called for "de-Baathification" of the country.
"There will be no absolute security with the current situation. The U.S. troops have defeated Saddam militarily. That was never a problem. The issue is the Baath party and the remnants of the Baath party who will continue to pose a threat."
He asked why coalition officials are in Kuwait when the southern region is in "great need of assistance."
"This is true all over the south," he said.
"It's very important to be in the southern part of Iraq," he said, because people have become "dispossessed" and the citizenry needs to be "empowered."
"They must feel they are part of the political process," he said.
"Where is General Garner now?" Chalabi said, referring to retired Army Gen. Jay Garner, who is to head up U.S. reconstruction effort in Iraq.
"The people need assistance here in Nasiriya. Why are they not here? Why don't they work to rehabilitate the electricity and water? Why don't they start working on the curriculum? Why are they in Kuwait? This area is in great need of assistance now. People are hungry. Their supplies are going to run out. Basic services have to be restored," he said.
"Where are they?"
He said he met with a Marine commander in Nasiriya to "get a police force going."
"I think the way to move forward is to create a police force from scratch. Many of the police officers have gone home," he said.
I think how we handle the next few days to a week could cement our intentions here. If we dawddle to react to the Humanitarian Crisis , whis grows bigger by the day, we will still be seen as Imperalists only concerned with OIL and POWER.
This is a little bit of an article from the Iraq Independence Leader. Has anyone read of any humanitarian accomplishments?
Like Red cross provided acces by US troops ect.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/09/sprj.irq.saddam/index.html
While Chalabi offered gratitude to the coalition for Iraq's liberation, he also expressed irritation that the coalition has not provided more assistance in cities such as Nasiriya and Basra.
As long as humanitarian and infrastructure problems in the country persist, Chalabi said, the country will remain unstable, despite the coalition's military progress. Referring to Iraqi's ruling Baath Party, he called for "de-Baathification" of the country.
"There will be no absolute security with the current situation. The U.S. troops have defeated Saddam militarily. That was never a problem. The issue is the Baath party and the remnants of the Baath party who will continue to pose a threat."
He asked why coalition officials are in Kuwait when the southern region is in "great need of assistance."
"This is true all over the south," he said.
"It's very important to be in the southern part of Iraq," he said, because people have become "dispossessed" and the citizenry needs to be "empowered."
"They must feel they are part of the political process," he said.
"Where is General Garner now?" Chalabi said, referring to retired Army Gen. Jay Garner, who is to head up U.S. reconstruction effort in Iraq.
"The people need assistance here in Nasiriya. Why are they not here? Why don't they work to rehabilitate the electricity and water? Why don't they start working on the curriculum? Why are they in Kuwait? This area is in great need of assistance now. People are hungry. Their supplies are going to run out. Basic services have to be restored," he said.
"Where are they?"
He said he met with a Marine commander in Nasiriya to "get a police force going."
"I think the way to move forward is to create a police force from scratch. Many of the police officers have gone home," he said.
I think how we handle the next few days to a week could cement our intentions here. If we dawddle to react to the Humanitarian Crisis , whis grows bigger by the day, we will still be seen as Imperalists only concerned with OIL and POWER.