Saturday, March 08, 2008

Quagmire

Foreign Policy in Focus has put together an up to date list on the real costs of the Iraq war/occupation. The numbers tell the story. Follow the link to get the entire picture.

Foreign Policy in Focus: The Iraq Quagmire
79% of Iraqis oppose the presence of Coalition Forces.
78% of Iraqis believe things are going badly in Iraq overall.
64% of Americans oppose the war in Iraq.

70% of the Iraqi population is without access to clean water.
80% is without sanitation.
90% of Iraq's 180 hospitals lack basic medical and surgical supplies.
The numbers point to an abysmal, catastrophic human disaster.

2 comments:

Glynn Kalara said...

64% is that all? After 5 terrible yrs. 35% still back this awful man and his criminal war? Disgraceful!

Jim Sande said...

Its definitely makes one wonder.