Iraq is “quickly becoming the largest” refugee crisis
By on Dec 7th, 2006 at 1:25 pm
Iraq is “quickly becoming the largest” refugee crisis
in the world and could “soon overtake the refugee crisis in Darfur,” according to a new report by Refugees International. “Last month, the UN estimated that 100,000 people were fleeing the country each month, with the number of Iraqis now living in other Arab countries standing at 1.8 million.”
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At that rate, the country will be empty in 20 years.
December 7th, 2006 at 1:30 pmWe could always open our borders to them.. I’ll bet they’ll work cheap!
December 7th, 2006 at 1:35 pmIs that what it looks like when Democracy is on the march?
December 7th, 2006 at 1:40 pmthe president believes they are not necessarily fleeing, but, are only going to other countries in order to purchase flowers and chocolates to give to our american soldiers… you see, there is a shortage that has come through our fine work.
these people will return once they get back from the amsterdam flower mart and brussels, where they are buying the finest chocolates for our liberating heroes…
i hope that clears it up.
helen…
December 7th, 2006 at 1:47 pmMission Accomplished?
December 7th, 2006 at 1:47 pmI’ll bet they’ll work cheap!
Comment by SKdeA
Just what we need, refugee Iraqi cab/bus/delivery drivers with PTSD, bringing the war home to our streets and highways.
Road Rage?
Try Highway Jihad.
December 7th, 2006 at 1:48 pmThanks, tony snow. Your words are so wise and so true. I especially loved how you clarified the Baker commission report for us:
December 7th, 2006 at 1:50 pm“But of COURSE it supports President Bush! I mean, who wouldn’t support the Glorious Global War on Islamofasciterrorism in Iraq?”
Ah, the master plan is revealed at last……
December 7th, 2006 at 1:55 pmEmpty the oil fields of the inconvenience of human habitation.
The tragedy continues, as any Iraqis with the means escape the sectarian vioence. And it will continue for the forseeable future given the recommendations of the ISG.
One has to ask, where are the experts in the Iraq Study Group who thought the invasion was a disaster in the making. All I see are Bush cronies and enablers who have gone through all of the plausible reasons that the invasion was a good idea (WMD, collusion with Osama bin Ladin, regime change, etc.) and realizing their failures are trying to pull one out of a hat.
Cut and stay is the order of the day,
December 7th, 2006 at 1:59 pmAre we ever going to apologize to these people for what we’ve done? I doubt it.
December 7th, 2006 at 2:03 pmKiling and Stealing: the christian things to do.
December 7th, 2006 at 2:07 pmthe president believes and has stated he is ‘the decider’ and has not ever characterized himself as ‘the apologizer’. britney spears is ‘the apologizer’ and has today apologized for not wearing underwear, saying, ‘thank god for victoria secret’s new underwear line.’ we stand by her comments.
david…
December 7th, 2006 at 2:08 pmI hope this news doesn’t hurt Kevin’s beautiful mind. All these silly refugees, when Kevin has money to make, a good job and a happy family. He’s got his, the refugees need to get their own.
December 7th, 2006 at 2:15 pmIt’s Clinton’s fault!!
December 7th, 2006 at 2:16 pmI was just browsing the following site
http://www.slate.com/id/2155085/?nav=fix
and it focused on a point I had thought about as well; the ISG report addresses way to extract America for Iraq but does nothing to address the serious issues that will face Iraq. Your report drives home just how serious that issue is.
The other point in the Slate article I found interesting was about how there is no Plan B if there plan doesn’t work. That represents the same problem Bush faced from the start. What happens if we are not greeted as liberators as promised by Bush. Frankly, the passage of time has made it highly likely that the proposals made by the ISG cannot be made to work. What then?
What is sorely missing from the ISG report is a sense of urgency. Just in the month that has passed since the November elections there have been 100 Americans killed and 4,000 Iraqis killed. Everything seemed to be in a time freeze awaiting this report except for the ongoing killing. Somebody needs to light a fire under this and get it moving. Time is not on our side.
December 7th, 2006 at 2:18 pmPopulation of Iraq – 26,786,383
People fleeing – 1,800,000 – 7%
add the deaths and you are approaching 10% of the countries population disappearing. Imagine that in the US. Can’t can you. I don’t think the Iraqis can either.
December 7th, 2006 at 2:27 pmHezbollah and Hamas were born in refugee camps…
December 7th, 2006 at 2:30 pmI’m reminded of Ambrose Bierce’s entry for “Aboriginies” in the Devil’s Dictionary:
It isn’t a perfect fit, but the spirit of the entry is relevant to what’s going on in Iraq at the moment.
December 7th, 2006 at 2:34 pmI sense a draft in here…
December 7th, 2006 at 2:57 pmwhy is Iraq refugee crisis more important to TP and posters than Darfur?
could it be politically motivated reporting?…….yes
could it be another TP double standard?…….yes
does it seemlessly fit TP`s agenda better?……..yes
does TP have a political stake in what it reports?……yes
are you saying Iraqi lives are more important (at the moment)?……yes
shame on you TP
do TP/staff/posters
December 7th, 2006 at 3:52 pmThis exodus will impact Iraq for generations as there is evidence the people that are leaving are not cabdriver material here or anywhere else. They are indeed highly educated which will cause a significant braindrain to the Iraqi society. Is there no end to this maddness. This new congress should revoke any war making ability of the president. Furthermore, the mainstream of America is viewed around the world as the President’s kool-aid drinking followers and we appear weak. Impeachment would go along ways to removing this belief.
December 7th, 2006 at 4:25 pmCaleel, write your own blog.
December 7th, 2006 at 10:14 pmMaters here are wors than what you can immagin.
December 25th, 2006 at 3:52 am“World Leaders (!!??)” made this mess.
GIVE US A SOLUTION!!!!!
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March 30th, 2008 at 2:26 pm