Ah, here's where the media comes in. We've been rebuilding infrastructure in Iraq since the end of the war. The only time you hear about the rebuilding is when the 'militants' blow them up. There are few, if any positive reports in the media about the rebuilding.
>I think one of the major places we've failed in Iraq is showing the average >Abdul on the street in Baghdad that his life could be better after Saddam. >Instead of the big ticket items (electrical plants and oil refineries) we >should be making sure that each and every Iraqi household has basic >services, (water, electricity, phones, etc.) > > If we could connect with the citizens, by proving that life after Saddam > is better, I think they'd abandon the insurgency in droves. > > We rebuilt Japan after WWII why can we do the same in Iraq. > > sas > > Scott A. Stewart, > Web Application Developer > > Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. (ECS) > 14026 Thunderbolt Place, Suite 300 > Chantilly, VA 20151 > Phone: (703) 995-1737 > Fax: (703) 834-5527 > > "Many thousands of years ago, a blue faced Pict stepped on a bloated sheep > carcass... and thus the Pipes were born" > > .... the Scottish Rogues > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.0/50 - Release Date: 07/16/2005 > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Homesite Plus with Dreamweaver from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=55 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:165126 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
