Happy New year Iraq: Still no lights, no gas, no paychecks

Society Pakistan & World Affairs
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And it ain’t getting better!.

For full story go to:- http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EL25Ak05.html

Middle East

Iraq reconstruction’s bottom-line
By Herbert Docena

BAGHDAD - Even if the occupation were working perfectly well, it would still be wrong. This has become trite commentary among Iraqis who bitterly want the occupation of their country to fail but, at the same time, also earnestly hope that the reconstruction of their country succeeds. Still, no matter how hard the occupiers try to make the reconstruction go right, the US and its corporations still have no right staying here.

** No lights, no gas, no paychecks **
At night, most of downtown Baghdad is still in darkness, with only the blue and red police sirens lighting the streets and the only sound that of intermittent gunfire puncturing the silence - definitely not a picture of a festive, newly liberated capital. With most of Iraq suffering from power interruptions lasting an average of 16 hours daily, it’s a little hard to party in the dark. How many US soldiers does it take to change a light bulb? About 130,000 so far, but don’t hold your breath.

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So what reconstruction has actually occured in 8 months?

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The reconstruction will start after the cost of the war is paid off to US and the reigns of the govt are handed over to the puppets sometime this summer. After then, the coalition countries like Mozambique, Lithuania, Azerbaijan etc will help rebuild Iraq Inshallah :>

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Those Azerbajians i swear have one hell of a construction industry. I heard they can build cities like New york in a week.

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Still no lights, no gas, no paychecks and no let up in the resistance, even though Saddam has been captured.