Half of World's Refugees are Running From US Wars

[tpsbmam]

America’s wars are forcing Afghans and Iraqis to flee their homes in greater numbers. According to a recent U.N. High Commission for Refugees study, nearly one half of the world’s refugees are from Afghanistan and Iraq, 3.05 million and 1.68 million, respectively. But neither the United States nor much of the developed world bears the burden of the 10.55 million refugees under the UNHCR’s purview globally. Instead, Pakistan, Iran, and Syria serve as the top host countries. The Economist has charted the numbers:

[Wilms]

1. See? They're FREEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

:(

[nonperson]

4. YES, FREEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

They should really show their gratitude and pay us back for freeing them.
:sarcasm:

[Lorien]

2. A much bigger issue than Weiner's weiner

but it will never get 1/10th the coverage.

[Wilms]

6. Even here on DU. :(

:cry:

[tpsbmam]

8. Sadly, I see scads of important issues ignored on DU while

Weiner's weiner and similar distractions end up being a focus for DAYS with dozens of posts about every possible issue, feeling, observation....the one and only time I've hidden threads on DU was during the Weiner's weiner fiasco. It is THE thing that drives me crazy about DU.

[OhioChick]

3. Freedom on the move n/t

[TheKentuckian]

5. Yay us!

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[xchrom]

7. & that's how it'll read in the history books.

We're #1.

[indepat]

9. What a lasting legacy to define our

national character, especially as long as pre-emptive war remains a first option. :patriot: