Why should the citizens of Iraq hail the coalition force who destroyed thousands of lives, the electricity or “beating heart of Iraq”, water purification, and manufacturing capability? (page 10, Sept.) “The war interrupted the therapy, he relapsed and now there is little chance, witho

ut new and more effective medicine, that he will survive,” a journalist discovered, in regards to a young boy, diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, who once had an optimistic chance of surviving beyond the youthful age of six. (page 10, Sept.) “Many more will die,” a doctor painfully admitted, “We do not have proper drugs nor do we have proper electricity, water, sanitation, or oxygen supply. We had all of that before the war.” (page 10, Sept.) No one likes to have their country invaded and their army defeated, even if it was for a good reason,” a former Iraqi soldier explained. (page 11, Sept). Despite the overthrow of the abysmal regime of dictator Saddam Hussein, there have been few victories for the Iraqi people to rejoice as we stumble over the smoking desert sands, irresolute of how to reconstruct their country.

The united Iraqi view is difficult to determine because “there is no such thing as a united Iraqi voice. After thirty years, the country is full of loudly expressed opinions.” (page 11, Sept.) Due to the iniquitous laws of Saddam’s regime, speaking out against the government was strictly forbidden. In such a short period of time since the fall of his regime, it is nearly impossible to gather a broad consensus of how the people of Iraq feel. In fact, at this time, the only universal sentiment is the “horror at the idea of a return to Saddam’s regime,” ex

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