Third of Iraqis 'need urgent aid'

2007-07-30 04:27:46

#1

sergeriver: Cowboy from Hell; +1,928|7199|Argentina

Nearly a third of the population of Iraq is in need of immediate emergency aid, according to a new report from Oxfam and a coalition of Iraqi NGOs. The report said the government was failing to provide basics such as food and shelter for eight million people. It warned of a humanitarian crisis that had escalated since the 2003 invasion. Meanwhile, the US agency overseeing reconstruction in Iraq said economic mismanagement and corruption were equivalent to "a second insurgency".

Insurgency, corruption, How many enemies is the coalition fighting?

2007-07-30 04:35:37

#2

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6732|Éire

sergeriver wrote:
Nearly a third of the population of Iraq is in need of immediate emergency aid, according to a new report from Oxfam and a coalition of Iraqi NGOs. The report said the government was failing to provide basics such as food and shelter for eight million people. It warned of a humanitarian crisis that had escalated since the 2003 invasion. Meanwhile, the US agency overseeing reconstruction in Iraq said economic mismanagement and corruption were equivalent to "a second insurgency".

Insurgency, corruption, How many enemies is the coalition fighting?

I thought the struggle for Iraq was won over three years ago, have I missed something? I could've sworn I saw some guy on an aircraft carrier celebrating with a big banner behind him.

2007-07-30 04:38:02

#3

GorillaTicTacs: Member; +231|6815|Kyiv, Ukraine

Add a few more to the list, like -

Gutting of the VA healthcare system, applies after they get home.

Contractors skimming money left and right

Bottomed-out recruiting standards for new recruits. Fully 50% of waivers are for criminal infractions, almost as many are for failure to pass the standardized tests at the most basic level.

30% of Iraqi vets now have identifiable mental health problems

Less than half of the celebrated "weekend warriors" will not be coming home to their original jobs, the law is not being enforced

A "Groundhog Day" war strategy, General Patreus WILL get canned like all his predecessors.

Oh, and we just let the Saudi's (primarily supplier of suicidal insurgents) have $20 Billion in new weapons...I'll start a pool to see how many days it'll take for a shiny new gun from that shipment to make it into the hands of someone that kills a G.I.

2007-07-30 07:44:14

#4

san4: The Mas; +311|7130|NYC, a place to live

sergeriver wrote:
Nearly a third of the population of Iraq is in need of immediate emergency aid, according to a new report from Oxfam and a coalition of Iraqi NGOs. The report said the government was failing to provide basics such as food and shelter for eight million people. It warned of a humanitarian crisis that had escalated since the 2003 invasion. Meanwhile, the US agency overseeing reconstruction in Iraq said economic mismanagement and corruption were equivalent to "a second insurgency".

Don't worry, the Mahdi Army will provide for them.

2007-07-30 08:15:57

#5

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6971|Global Command

sergeriver wrote:
Insurgency, corruption, How many enemies is the coalition fighting?

Don't forget to count the media and the Democratic party.

2007-07-30 08:17:27

#6

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7113|UK

ATG wrote:
sergeriver wrote:
Insurgency, corruption, How many enemies is the coalition fighting?
Don't forget to count the media and the Democratic party.

not forgetting the dumbfuck neo-cons too.

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2007-07-30 08:26:02

#7

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6971|Global Command

The Neocons are the coalition you imbecile.

2007-07-30 08:29:45

#8

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6997

To be honest I'm getting sick of it. I can't wait for the day when the Iraq debacle is over and we can finally move on.

2007-07-30 08:38:25

#9

sergeriver: Cowboy from Hell; +1,928|7199|Argentina

ATG wrote:
The Neocons are the coalition you imbecile.

The Dems are to blame for Iraq, lol. Good joke.

2007-07-30 08:40:30

#10

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7113|UK

ATG wrote:
The Neocons are the coalition you imbecile.

Oh! My bad they are deviod from blame.

Tit.

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2007-07-30 09:35:47

#11

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6935|N. Ireland

CameronPoe wrote:
To be honest I'm getting sick of it. I can't wait for the day when the Iraq debacle is over and we can finally move on.

Same.

2007-07-30 11:20:09

#12

GorillaTicTacs: Member; +231|6815|Kyiv, Ukraine

CameronPoe wrote:
To be honest I'm getting sick of it. I can't wait for the day when the Iraq debacle is over and we can finally move on.

Yeah, but move on to what? The American empire needs more blood to keep going strong.

We had a turning point in 2000 with 2 paths:

1. Cash in our imperial chips and boost the republic. (like our British buddies)

2. Sell out the republic for the sake of empire. (like our 3rd Riech or Roman buddies)

You can guess which one we tied our fate to, and by re-electing Bush by popular vote in 2004, we own it now. Iraq was just the start of the "debacles" that will come now no matter who is president or what cause they take up. Our economy and lifestyle demands it. I'm afraid the rise and fall of the American empire will mean more of the same for a very long time. We cannot know prolonged peace, our economy will no longer support it.

(Sorry, just got done reading a long essay on military keynesism...that wasn't written by Ron Paul surprisingly)

2007-07-30 11:22:05

#13

RedTwizzler: I do it for the lulz.; +124|6979|Chicago

ATG wrote:
The Neocons are the imbeciles you coalition.

I noticed you mixed up a few words there, but I fixed them for you.

I gotta ask what kind of an insult "coalition" is, though.

2007-07-30 11:30:42

#14

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6971|Global Command

m3thod wrote:
ATG wrote:
The Neocons are the coalition you imbecile.
Oh! My bad they are deviod from blame.

Tit.

No, not niether are the worlds Muslims who either sit quietly by or cheer on assholes like OBL.

Tat.

2007-07-30 11:34:16

#15

rawls2: Mr. Bigglesworth; +89|7002

RedTwizzler wrote:
ATG wrote:
The Neocons are the imbeciles you coalition.
I noticed you mixed up a few words there, but I fixed them for you.

I gotta ask what kind of an insult "coalition" is, though.

Seriously, quoting someone in your post and changing what was said should be a bannable offense on these forums.

2007-07-30 12:04:55

#16

RedTwizzler: I do it for the lulz.; +124|6979|Chicago

rawls2 wrote:
RedTwizzler wrote:
ATG wrote:
The Neocons are the imbeciles you coalition.
I noticed you mixed up a few words there, but I fixed them for you.

I gotta ask what kind of an insult "coalition" is, though.
Seriously, quoting someone in your post and changing what was said should be a bannable offense on these forums.

Yeah, because people actually thought that was what he said.

2007-07-30 12:19:43

#17

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7113|UK

rawls2 wrote:
RedTwizzler wrote:
ATG wrote:
The Neocons are the imbeciles you coalition.
I noticed you mixed up a few words there, but I fixed them for you.

I gotta ask what kind of an insult "coalition" is, though.
Seriously, quoting someone in your post and changing what was said should be a bannable offense on these forums.

And that gets on your tits? You can get a WHOLE lot worse on these forums and noone bats an eyelid.

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2007-07-30 12:22:14

#18

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7113|UK

ATG wrote:
m3thod wrote:
ATG wrote:
The Neocons are the coalition you imbecile.
Oh! My bad they are deviod from blame.

Tit.
No, not niether are the worlds Muslims who either sit quietly by or cheer on assholes like OBL.

Tat.

You broke it. You bought it.

Don't drag those that want nothing to do what is essentially a dickhead conflict between two loonatics that world would happily survive without.

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2007-07-30 13:18:39

#19

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7063|London, England

BBC wrote:
The Iraqi parliament is about to take the whole of August off as a holiday despite the problems and the Oxfam report highlighting the plight of many Iraqis.

1) What the fuck
2) Why is everyone allowing this (yes, that means Coalition)
3) These government guys are idiots
4) Fair enough, If Iraq was a prospering country or, even just a functioning country. But it's not.
5) How the hell can you take a holiday in a war zone

2007-07-30 18:08:02

#20

Comrade Ogilvy: Member; +7|6572

Who is OXFAM...maybe another bogus article like the deaths in Iraq by Lancet?

2007-07-30 18:49:13

#21

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7203

Braddock wrote:
I thought the struggle for Iraq was won over three years ago, have I missed something? I could've sworn I saw some guy on an aircraft carrier celebrating with a big banner behind him.

That banner was meant for the Navy guys and gals on that carrier, who at that time had the longest naval deployment since Vietnam. But, we all know how it was spun as shown by your comment.

2007-07-30 18:59:30

#22

Comrade Ogilvy: Member; +7|6572

usmarine2005 wrote:
Braddock wrote:
I thought the struggle for Iraq was won over three years ago, have I missed something? I could've sworn I saw some guy on an aircraft carrier celebrating with a big banner behind him.
That banner was meant for the Navy guys and gals on that carrier, who at that time had the longest naval deployment since Vietnam. But, we all know how it was spun as shown by your comment.

Yeah...one of the most famous lefty myths..along with "Bush=Hitler"..."It`s all about oil"...ect...ect...

2007-07-31 01:15:39

#23

GorillaTicTacs: Member; +231|6815|Kyiv, Ukraine

Comrade Ogilvy wrote:
usmarine2005 wrote:
Braddock wrote:
I thought the struggle for Iraq was won over three years ago, have I missed something? I could've sworn I saw some guy on an aircraft carrier celebrating with a big banner behind him.
That banner was meant for the Navy guys and gals on that carrier, who at that time had the longest naval deployment since Vietnam. But, we all know how it was spun as shown by your comment.
Yeah...one of the most famous lefty myths..along with "Bush=Hitler"..."It`s all about oil"...ect...ect...

Are you honestly saying the famous "Chimpy McFlightsuit" incident never happened? Are you also honestly saying that we aren't mucking about there (at least indirectly) for the oil? Are you also saying that the rise of militant fascism in the USA and the 3rd Reich have no similarities in historical context?

Can I please please please live in your Disneyfied world? I'll drink the kool-aid, I'll take whatever color pill you want...just let me live there so I can sleep well at night knowing big daddy Bush is making everything ok and the evil terrorist libruls are going to hell or the ovens, whichever he decides first.

2007-07-31 01:18:09

#24

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6997

Comrade Ogilvy wrote:
usmarine2005 wrote:
Braddock wrote:
I thought the struggle for Iraq was won over three years ago, have I missed something? I could've sworn I saw some guy on an aircraft carrier celebrating with a big banner behind him.
That banner was meant for the Navy guys and gals on that carrier, who at that time had the longest naval deployment since Vietnam. But, we all know how it was spun as shown by your comment.
Yeah...one of the most famous lefty myths..along with "Bush=Hitler"..."It`s all about oil"...ect...ect...

https://www.apostropher.com/blog/img/Bush-Mission-Accomplished.jpg

Myths are getting awfully realistic these days.

2007-07-31 01:56:56

#25

GorillaTicTacs: Member; +231|6815|Kyiv, Ukraine

CameronPoe wrote:
Comrade Ogilvy wrote:
usmarine2005 wrote:
That banner was meant for the Navy guys and gals on that carrier, who at that time had the longest naval deployment since Vietnam. But, we all know how it was spun as shown by your comment.
Yeah...one of the most famous lefty myths..along with "Bush=Hitler"..."It`s all about oil"...ect...ect...

Myths are getting awfully realistic these days.

Bush said with his own words "Its about the oil."
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/artic … _iraq_war/

And for the Bush = Hitler thing...ok, the neo-cons are a bit off the mark, but not for lack of trying.

https://www.virtualcitizens.com/pictures/bush_ourleader.jpg

http://www.virtualcitizens.com/articles … NeoFascism

Yep, these myths are getting very creepily realistic...

Last edited by GorillaTicTacs (2007-07-31 02:13:55)

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