What Have We Done in Iraq . . . 1
. . . except to take a bad place and make it worse?
If this report does not bring it home, nothing will. NPR staffer Saleem Amer tells of the difficulties of preparing for the birth of his child in Baghdad. The description of the story, from the website:
He details the difficulties of finding a pediatrician and a hospital and worries of getting to the hospital across bomb-ravaged terrain.
The final words of the his report wrap it up:
Why would I want to bring a child into a bloody, savage world?
I don’t.
I regret what I did.
I got my wife pregnant in Baghdad.
December 7, 2006 at 8:32 am
I read an article the other day by Kofi Annan (probably not spelled right, but you know who I mean) that quoted him as saying that before the invasion, yeah the people had to worry about Saddam, but they could go outside. Now they don’t have to worry about him, but they are afraid to go out. 70% of the people that took the poll believe that Iraq is worse off now than it was before hand. Yes, I’m in the 70%.