Iraq Slipping To 'New Depths Of Lawlessness'

New York Times   |  DAMIEN CAVE   |   December 1, 2007 04:35 PM

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Jobless men pay $500 bribes to join the police. Families build houses illegally on government land, carwashes steal water from public pipes and nearly everything the government buys or sells can now be found on the black market.

Painkillers for cancer (from the Ministry of Health) cost $80 for a few capsules; electricity meters (from the Ministry of Electricity) go for $200 each and even third-grade textbooks (stolen from the Ministry of Education) must be bought at bookstores for three times what schools once charged.

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- StillAmused See Profile I'm a Fan of StillAmused permalink



BushWorld in Mesopotamia.

Mission Accomplished.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:28 PM on 12/02/2007
- Citizenofreality See Profile I'm a Fan of Citizenofreality permalink

Too bad Rummy resigned, he could explain to us how this, (just like the looting after the invasion) is a GOOD sign. All Hail Emperor Bush, FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:34 PM on 12/02/2007
- maxfusion See Profile I'm a Fan of maxfusion permalink

Liars, I know better.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:53 AM on 12/02/2007
- amanda85 See Profile I'm a Fan of amanda85 permalink

WELCOME TO CAPITALISM, IRAQIS!!!!!!

Now, get rid of useless ethics, morals and compassion and you'll sure do fine in your life. Ask your American role models for some tips...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:16 AM on 12/02/2007
- Raster See Profile I'm a Fan of Raster permalink

Iraq a big worry? Better refocus on Iran. What would be the nature and dimensions of a planned massive (10k+ targets in the first 24 hours) US Air and Naval assault upon Iran? Would the world be a split nanosecond from Global Thermonuclear War? Especially since the US attack on Iran is preprogrammed to include 35% tactical nukes in the form of deep ground penetrator missiles.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:38 AM on 12/02/2007
- davesideas See Profile I'm a Fan of davesideas permalink

Dear God; that's are tax dollars! Bush has authorized and/or allowed the stealing of our tax dollars!
Now I'm really pissed...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:30 PM on 12/01/2007
- ranch111 See Profile I'm a Fan of ranch111 permalink

The surge is working. Congratulations.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:22 PM on 12/01/2007
- JackNasty See Profile I'm a Fan of JackNasty permalink

"Iraq Slipping To 'New Depths Of Lawlessness'"

Teacher: All right class, what do you say?

Class: (in unison) Thank you President Bush.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:15 PM on 12/01/2007
- Dejack See Profile I'm a Fan of Dejack permalink

Iraq "Slipping to New Depths of Lawlessness!?"
Can I believe what I'm reading?
..this noble experiment in nation building..
..this grand design to defeat terrorism...
..this shining example of American altruism...
..this splendid campaign to spread freedom...
..this illustrious demonstration of democracy at work...
Huh...? Lawlessness?
GWB's got some 'splaning to do!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:57 PM on 12/01/2007
- realitytrumpsbull See Profile I'm a Fan of realitytrumpsbull permalink

Hey, they're becoming like America already!
Pretty soon they'll have $300 cotton balls
at the hospitals, just like us...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:49 PM on 12/01/2007
- kevenseven See Profile I'm a Fan of kevenseven permalink

The surge is an ABSOLUTE success!

Of course, the only purpose of the surge was to postpone the collapse of the American occupation of Iraq into the term of the next president.

All to save Bush the embarrassment of having to announce the collapse of his disaster.

So don't you forget that! There! I told you!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:46 PM on 12/01/2007
- SaintN See Profile I'm a Fan of SaintN permalink

Yes but just imagine how really bad it would be in Iraq if Bush's "Surge" wasn't working so beautifully - as Bush himself has so proudly reiterated!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:36 PM on 12/01/2007
- drivenalmostcrazy See Profile I'm a Fan of drivenalmostcrazy permalink

Have you asked yourselves just what could have been accomplished here in America with the Money that has been and continues to Pissed Away in Iraq?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:54 PM on 12/01/2007
- BOBONDE See Profile I'm a Fan of BOBONDE permalink

THE GOP HAS SPAWNED A DISASTER OF EPIC PROPORTIONS WITH IMPACTS NO ONE HAS EVEN CONSIDERED, THAT WILL LAST FOR GENERATIONS!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:22 PM on 12/01/2007
- HumeSkeptic See Profile I'm a Fan of HumeSkeptic permalink


How much these poor people have suffered and continue to suffer because of the actions of our President.

We should all feel ashamed for what has been done in our name.

President Bush should be held accountable for what he has done.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:01 PM on 12/01/2007
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