Iraq Revisited: The Facts

Here are some pieces of evidence to support the notion that Iraq is in a dangerous slide and why the US will not be able to stop the slide:

-Nearly 1 million refugees have fled Iraq for Jordan and other countries.
-Condi Rice just pushed through a lucrative oil agreement with the Iraqi government that promises to serve in interests of big oil and not the Iraqi people and thus continuing to foster anti-American sentiments.
-Abu Ghraib prison scandal signaled the end of any perceived moral authority the US may have had in the perception of the Muslim world.
-The US continues to pour money into the war effort instead of the economic revitalization of Iraq.
-Iraq has nearly 50% unemployment. As a result, people are drawn to crime as a way of survival and to violence as a way to speak out.
-Iraq hasn't been able to restart government run industries which would increase jobs and be boost to economic growth. The US hasn't done enough to help them restart these industries.
-Frightened coalition troops on the ground in Iraq continue to breed ill will by terrorising the populace... with good reason they treat everyone with the same suspicion. But these survival techniques have the unintended consequences of breeding anti-American sentiments.
-The general unrest, hardship, and suffering has served to promote extremism. Radical Islam is flourishing in the hostile environment of Iraq, breeding a new generation of extremists who see America as the enemy.
-The Iraq war is too profitable for the private sector war machine that supplies the US forces. Such profits ensure that Congress and the President will always prefer to wadge war instead of look for peace through economic means.

These are a just a few of the facts that I have picked up in the past few weeks. I pray to God that they are untrue, misinterpreted, and blown out of proportion. If they are true, God help us all! If you have another facts Iraq facts, please share them with me.