No Basic Services, No Peace

Written by: DFA Staff on Apr 21, 2008 9:30 PM EDT

After all these years and all this money, you would think the Bush administration would put some sort of priority on bringing regular water and power to  Baghdad.  If you thought that, you'd be wrong.  The New York Times reports:

Even as American and Iraqi troops are fighting to establish control of the Sadr City section of this capital, the Iraqi government’s program to restore basic services like electricity, sewage and trash collection is lagging, jeopardizing the effort to win over the area’s wary residents.

Danny
Communications Director

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