I get so tired of this Iraq is better off cos we got rid of Saddam nonsense!
That is just not what the Iraqis are saying. Life there was pretty bad before the war under Saddam but now the situation is apalling. The country is a lawless mess, kidnappings, murder terrorism, looting, corruption, poor sanitation health power supply, most of it though not all the result of both US and UK mis handling of the whole situation, and a degree of niavety about what going to war on this nation would achieve that beggars belief. The whole things rates as one of the greatest military and political blunders.
The Iraqi people are currently worse off and so are the familiers of the American and British servicemen who are dying to prop up this ridiculous mess.
Boroda is not exactly correct and much of what he says seems somewhat crazy but its interesting to hear what people in that part of the world have been told and what they percieve.
"In late-80s people expected things to develop into a situation when we still have all Soviet good stuff plus some freedom of choice. But we had to abandon things like free medical care and education and have a choice to buy Coke and chewing-gum.
So, I dare to make a conclusion that "democracy" built with US assistance is only a way of marketing Coke and chewing-gum. Noone cares about people who don't buy this artificial poisons. Noone cares about water and electricity until it starts to influence chewing-gum sales. "
But this point I understand. and I agree. The consumer society business and making money is all that is valued now. Sad huh?
I just don't belive the arrogance that says that the US model of Democracy and capitalism is whats best and we'll use our military to impose it on you because we know whats good for you.
