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2008-08-01 Iraq

Iraqi Tourist bureau slogan 'tourism not terrorism'.

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-01 04:41|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Not so far-fetched. Not like Vietnam, where the only significant attraction is to veterans paying their respects to fallen comrades and their youth. Iraq has the potential to develop its historical/archaeological treasures and scenic north; it is a convenient stopover point to combine with tours of Africa, East Asia or South Asia (especially from Europe); and it could end up with a government and people who actually kind of like Americans.

Posted by Menhaden S 2008-08-01 07:52|| 2008-08-01 07:52|| Front Page Top

#2 It's not far-fetched at all, considering all the ancient sites - Sumer, Ninevah, Babylon... if I had enough money (and maybe I will in the next decade if I sell enough of my books!) I'd do a tour of Iraq! It's the cradle of civilization, for pete's sake. They'll be packing tourists in by the bus-load. Imagine some of Saddam Hussein's palaces converted to luxury tourist hotels, imagine skiing holidays in the Kurdish north, and student back-packers doing it all on a few bucks a day. It would be marvelous... and think of the reproach that a happy, peaceful and prosperous Iraq would be to all the 'quagmire-US out now' types.

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2008-08-01 08:32|| htto://www.celiahayes.com]">[htto://www.celiahayes.com] 2008-08-01 08:32|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree that Iraq has great tourist potential; some people I know who have been there have made those excersions.

I would like to add that Da Nang is unbelievably gorgeous - clear water and beaches made of powdered sugar sand; add a golf course or two and there ya go. It would be a great getaway stop especially for Korea and Japan and as a launching point for a jaunt to Siem Reip/Angkor Wat visit which is also being heavily developed for tourism. There is also a little market area for selling goods. I think Vietnam is trying to turn that whole area into a sort of tourist sector along the lines of Cancun in Mexico.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-08-01 11:10|| 2008-08-01 11:10|| Front Page Top

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