As we've said before, reporting from Iraq is one of the most dangerous jobs. As a result, it's hard to know what life is actually like for ordinary Iraqis in Baghdad, Karbala, Tikrit. One way to follow life over there is to read any one of the many Iraqi blogs that have popped up since the 2003 invasion. Another, is to listen to NPR's Anne Garrels, Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, and Jamie Tarabay... all of whom have done some really intrepid, and heart wrenching reporting. But one of the only places you'll get to ask Iraqis what life is really like for them, is Talk of the Nation, today. We'll be talking to a pediatrician, a religious student, and a professor on our show...please post your questions for them here.
Blog of the Nation
The strategy of the Bush Administration should be clear to everyone by now, including the press. The President does not want to take psychological responsibility for the inevitable bloodbath and failure in Iraq. He will do anything to avoid this. He wants to pass it on, no matter what the cost in lives and finance.
I just finished Madeline Albright's book the Mighty and the Almighty, and the situation in IRAQ was totally foreseeable. The Bush agenda about Oil and the poilitical pressures to secure the Oil by Oil Company's.
A functional (as opposed to dysfunctional) United Nations is needed to avoid future situations like this, something like this:
http://www.UnitedDemocraticNations.org
If you're interested in where the current presidential candidates stand on Iraq, you can see videos from each on this subject here:
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