Re: Why does the whole world hate Norway?

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 16:50:36 -0700, Snit <SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Rory Bellows" <rb@xxxxxxxxxx> stated in post
foafv1t8r122a1o3kp406h6g9jqccuv465@xxxxxxx on 2/18/06 4:19 PM:

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 11:01:39 -0700, GreyCloud <mist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Rory Bellows wrote:

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 06:46:00 -0700, Snit <SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:



BTW: Has the US managed to get the power online in Iraq yet? The
water? Sewage? How about schools and hospitals?

There are fewer people with water and sewage services now than before the
war.




LOL! Before the war? Here is the way Iraq was "before the war". This
is 12 years after the 1991 war (so much for liberal blogs and their
picture of an Iraqi paradise):

http://www.phrusa.org/research/iraq/021403.html


Most of Iraq's 26 million people are almost entirely dependent for
daily survival on the monthly rations distributed under the
Oil-for-Food Program (OFFP).

The combination of a rapidly deteriorating health infrastructure,
decline in access to public health and medical services, and a marked
decline food availability to the Iraqi population for more than twelve
years have contributed to a sustained deterioration of health status.
During the past decade, infant mortality more than doubled to 107
deaths per 1000 live births per year, and the under-five mortality
rate also more than doubled to 131/1000 live births per year.[1] War
will compound the precarious nature of the health infrastructure and
fragile health of the most vulnerable within the population.

The water, sanitation, and electricity infrastructures in Iraq have
not recovered from the previous war. This is in part due to sanctions,
which have denied parts for much of the machinery used in these
infrastructures as well as denial until recently of chemicals
necessary for water treatment such as chlorine and aluminum sulfate.
It is also clear that government of Iraq has not invested any
significant resources in these sectors.

Water treatment plants and sanitation facilities such as wastewater
treatment and pumping stations operate at anywhere from 25 to 50% of
design capacity. Capacity has been sacrificed due to cannibalization
as well as steady deterioration that occurs when there is insufficient
maintenance and no spare parts. UNICEF and the United Nations
Development Program report that 40% of water samples fail tests either
for contamination by solids or sufficient disinfection.

The electrical generating and distribution system is only marginally
functional. Electrical black-outs due to insufficient power
availability range from 6 to 14 hours per day in many cities. As
observed by the PHR investigators, the electrical system is held
together with 'bailing wire' as it has been deemed dual use and spare
parts delayed for years or denied.

According to UNICEF, some water borne diseases such as typhoid are now
seen at incidences of 1000% compared to pre-Gulf War levels.
Vulnerable sectors such as malnourished children, pregnant women, and
the elderly will be immediately susceptible to epidemics of water
borne diseases if the electricity system is paralyzed and
water/sanitation systems cease to function.



Notice the crickets chirping after you spanked him hard.



Yeh, he's cursing himself for blowing his money on that Michael Moore
video now.

The fact remains that fewer Iraqis have water and sewage now than before the
war. Why would I curse myself - it is not my fault Bush got into office.


The fact remains you haven't posted *** supporting your 'fact'.
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