If America were Iraq, What would it be Like? .... An Eye Opener

[RedEarth]

Juan Cole posted this 9/04 ..... it gives you an idea what America would be like if it were Iraq.....two years later how much has changed?

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

If America were Iraq, What would it be Like?

President Bush said Tuesday that the Iraqis are refuting the pessimists and implied that things are improving in that country. What would America look like if it were in Iraq's current situation? The population of the US is over 11 times that of Iraq, so a lot of statistics would have to be multiplied by that number.

Thus, violence killed 300 Iraqis last week, the equivalent proportionately of 3,300 Americans. What if 3,300 Americans had died in car bombings, grenade and rocket attacks, machine gun spray, and aerial bombardment in the last week? That is a number greater than the deaths on September 11, and if America were Iraq, it would be an ongoing, weekly or monthly toll.

And what if those deaths occurred all over the country, including in the capital of Washington, DC, but mainly above the Mason Dixon line, in Boston, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco?

What if the grounds of the White House and the government buildings near the Mall were constantly taking mortar fire? What if almost nobody in the State Department at Foggy Bottom, the White House, or the Pentagon dared venture out of their buildings, and considered it dangerous to go over to Crystal City or Alexandria?

What if all the reporters for all the major television and print media were trapped in five-star hotels in Washington, DC and New York, unable to move more than a few blocks safely, and dependent on stringers to know what was happening in Oklahoma City and St. Louis? What if the only time they ventured into the Midwest was if they could be embedded in Army or National Guard units?

http://www.juancole.com/2004/09/if-america-were-iraq-what-would-it-be.html

[Swamp Rat]

1. What, did Juan Cole get amnesia all of a sudden?

Come to New Orleans and you will see the devastation and why reporters huddled in 5 star hotels in the French Quarter. :eyes:

[RedEarth]

2. This was written in Sept of 2004

[Swamp Rat]

3. oops!

my bad. :blush: :D

[Olney Blue]

4. You still made a good point, Swamp Rat.

I am furious about how things are going in the Gulf coast.

You know how they are raising money for that facility for disabled vets in Texas with
private funding? I had a dream last night that the country started raising money
for building adequate levees in NO using private funding so that people would
not be afraid to move back. THE GOVERNMENT FAILED AND IS STILL FAILING.

:mad: