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2003-08-27 Iraq

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Posted by Yosemite Sam 2003-08-27 3:03:51 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 An informative article reviewing "nation building" in various countries since the end of WWII is found in the RAND Review, Summer 2003. They took the various examples, such as Japan, Germany, Somalia, Haiti, Kosovo, etc. and examined funds per capita, per capita troop strength, and duration of occupation and summarized the results.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-8-27 3:19:44 PM|| 2003-8-27 3:19:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Thanks Yosemite, very informative.

Posted by Tony 2003-8-27 3:26:15 PM|| 2003-8-27 3:26:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Chief Wiggles on his blog had an interesting comment: some Iraqis have been out of work so long and are so poor that they'll do anything for a buck, including fire an RPG or lay a mine. Some of the unheralded WMD's are those semi trailers full of $100 bills Saddam had stashed here and there, I don't think the US has found all of that cash by any means, not to mention the petrodollars coming over the Saudi border along with the jihadis. Maybe the US could offer rewards for Iraqis to turn in unwanted foreign guests.

Posted by Tresho 2003-8-27 4:27:14 PM|| 2003-8-27 4:27:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Excellent piece - Thx!

Obviously, Fullwood the uninformed, needs to do a bit more reading - this would be an excellent article to start him off on the right foot.

Posted by .com 2003-8-27 6:13:55 PM|| 2003-8-27 6:13:55 PM|| Front Page Top

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