I'm Iraq, I'm a Recovering Dictatorship?

[JustJoe]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3515705&thesection=news&thesubsection=dialogue

Robert Fisk: US fostering sinister sort of democracy


Paul Bremer's taste in clothes symbolises "the new Iraq" well. He wears a business suit and combat boots. As the pro-consul of Iraq, you might have thought he'd have more taste.

But he is a famous "antiterrorism" expert who is supposed to be rebuilding the country with a vast army of international companies - most of them American, of course - and creating the first democracy in the Arab world.

Since he seems to be a total failure at the "anti-terrorist" game - 50 American soldiers killed in Iraq since President George W. Bush declared the war over is not exactly a blazing success - it is only fair to record that he is making a mess of the "reconstruction" bit as well.

In theory, the news is all great.

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[ret5hd]

1. in my best "12 step" voice...

hello, iraq.

[Brian Sweat]

2. I hate to tell you this,

but I think you are headed for a relapse.