Sixteen Sweet Facts On- The Iraq Occupation

1) Dead Iraqi Civilians- 1.2 Million (5% of Population)
2) Injured Iraqi Civilians- 1.1 Million (4% of Population)
3) Orphaned Iraqi children- 5 Million (19% of Population)
4) 3,904 US soldiers Killed
5) 28,773 Seriously injured, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries
6) U.S. Daily Spending in Iraq – over $270 million
7) $9 billion of US taxpayers’ money lost and unaccounted for in Iraq
8) Number of major U.S. bases in Iraq – 75
9) 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home
10) Iraqis Displaced Inside Iraq, by Iraq War, as of May 2007 – 2,255,000
11) Iraqi Unemployment Rate -60%, where curfew not in effect
12) Average Daily Hours Iraqi Homes Have Electricity – 1 to 2 hours
13) Iraqis without access to adequate water supplies – 70%
14) Number of Iraqi Homes Connected to Sewer Systems – 37%
15) Iraqis “strongly opposed" to presence of coalition troops – 82%
16) Iraqis who feel less secure because of the occupation – 67%

Though motives behind the Iraq occupation are not particularly agreed upon, it can be said by all conflicting parties that the superpower has duties to look after.

When a sovereign nation such as America invades and occupies Iraq on the premise of equality and human rights, it is expected that the most basic human rights are provided to direct witnesses of the war. A major faultline is present within foreign American policy when the people they claim to have freed are either not satisfied with military presence in the country, or complain of insuffisient living conditions.

In evaluating these figures, it is clear something is wrong and that action must be taken. -Habeas Moubarak