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bad news for the US in Iraq
Reader comment on item: Wasted U.S. Spending in Iraq (and Afghanistan): $53 billion and Counting
Submitted by Jay (United States), Jul 1, 2010 at 00:30
what really bothers me about Iraq is stupidity of US thinking that anyone can occupy a country and the middle east and create from nothing a modern western style country.... how about just starting small... freedom, democracy and some basic social services.....
you cannot microwave a democracy and free country, it can only come from the inside and from those willing to risk everything to create and sustain it. we need 30 years there, to help educate and modernize the place...
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| 4 | ... . "The streets are littered with trash" There are no muslims to run the complex equipment. [206 words] | Phil Greend | Feb 16, 2013 18:42 | 203571 | |
| 1 | This is... [32 words] | Evan Mark | Jun 26, 2011 23:03 | 186823 | |
| Its not real money [75 words] | y Brandstetter MD | Jun 23, 2011 08:42 | 186666 | ||
| Sad state of affairs [106 words] | Nick | Jun 18, 2011 18:17 | 186454 | ||
| Billions lost article [15 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | PezDispenser | Jun 14, 2011 09:58 | 186331 | ||
 bad news for the US in Iraq [81 words] | Jay | Jul 1, 2010 00:30 | 175031 | ||
| 1 | why spending in iraq? and what american forces doing in iraq? [73 words] | syed mohammad ali | Jan 27, 2010 14:39 | 168002 | |
 reasons for the 2nd iraq war [79 words] | myth | Jan 28, 2010 09:36 | 168002 | ||
| Yes, and the same going on in afghanistan [32 words] | Mark | Dec 14, 2009 11:30 | 165851 | ||
| What's Wrong? [21 words] | Ron | Dec 13, 2009 21:46 | 165825 | ||
| 1 | Ron: No, things ARE better than under Saddam [310 words] | John in Michigan, USA | Dec 18, 2009 14:55 | 165825 | |
| What's wrong? [368 words] | Ron, Ontario | Dec 20, 2009 21:51 | 165825 | ||
| Goodbye! [39 words] | Nathan Kravetz | Dec 13, 2009 15:52 | 165807 | ||
| wasted spening of US dollars 53 billion [254 words] | kim | Dec 13, 2009 13:55 | 165788 | ||
| Yes, but [73 words] | Ted | Dec 13, 2009 10:49 | 165778 | ||
| 1 | Should have aimed for mid-to-late 20th century, instead of 21st? [418 words] | John in Michigan, USA | Dec 13, 2009 10:00 | 165775 | |
| rebuilding Iraq [32 words] | cbee | Dec 13, 2009 08:30 | 165772 | ||
| challenge for ARAB LEAGUE under Moosa who should fill the gap and provide the staff from ARAB Countries [67 words] | David Goshen | Dec 13, 2009 08:21 | 165770 | ||
| 2 | Islam has two faces. Read the book "23 Years" to understand Islam [220 words] | FriendOfIslam | Dec 8, 2009 01:55 | 165484 | |
| Quick History of Islam for History Ignoramuses - online free [40 words] | TL Winslow | Dec 13, 2009 10:40 | 165484 | ||
| Two faced [3 words] | Abu Nudnik | Dec 13, 2009 14:50 | 165484 | ||
| NOT A WASTE! [35 words] | ploni | Nov 30, 2009 09:34 | 165197 | ||
| "Wasted US Spending?" [28 words] | Joe | Nov 28, 2009 13:11 | 165162 | ||
| Great Article Daniel [150 words] | Dillah | Nov 27, 2009 05:42 | 165110 | ||
| 1 | You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear [67 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | dennis g. | Dec 14, 2009 00:57 | 165110 | |
| They should have followed MY advice [101 words] | There is NO Santa Claus | Nov 26, 2009 17:34 | 165092 | ||
| Shame him? Partly [10 words] | Abu Nudnik | Dec 13, 2009 14:45 | 165092 | ||
| simple solution -- model the Saudis [68 words] | ysc | Nov 25, 2009 14:47 | 165030 | ||
| 1 | why help muslims? [100 words] | G.Vishvas | Nov 27, 2009 18:46 | 165030 | |
| 1 | Lest a hindu gets in the way... [126 words] | Amin Riaz | Jun 19, 2011 08:48 | 165030 | |
| Obama as duck [187 words] | G.Vishvas | Nov 23, 2009 17:45 | 164942 | ||
| Paying Back with OIL. [36 words] | Svet | Nov 23, 2009 23:40 | 164942 | ||
| But then, maybe not [152 words] | Abu Nudnik | Dec 13, 2009 14:56 | 164942 | ||
| Alas [98 words] | Peter Herz | Nov 23, 2009 17:25 | 164938 | ||
| The Travesty of Iraq [123 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Nov 23, 2009 10:59 | 164923 | ||
| Travesty Indeed - Yet America's Never Ending Conundrum [836 words] | M. Tovey | Dec 15, 2009 12:23 | 164923 | ||
| Cannot be a simple cartesian relation. [161 words] | Svet | Nov 22, 2009 00:02 | 164872 | ||
| Modernization? [83 words] | yoav | Nov 21, 2009 10:59 | 164849 | ||
| Genetics? [28 words] | Pava | Nov 30, 2009 00:06 | 164849 |
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