Anybody Remember Iraq?

It seems the last time Iraq predominated the news was when purple fingers were being raised in the January 30th elections. That was considered a success. But put in context it was a success as in ' I've loaded my weapon in preparation for battle '. Great, but if that's the last heard about it, do you think the battle is going very well?

Well, I think not. Consider the last couple of weeks have been among the bloodiest since the U.S. invasion, with more than 420 people killed. The insurgents have been mounting an average of 70 attacks per day compared to 30 or 40 in March. In April, even before the latest expansion in violence, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency testified. "The insurgency has grown in size and complexity over the last year."

It's not only grown, but it's grown in a way other than what the administration suggests. They say it is mostly foreign fighters coming in to fight. When in fact they are home grown insurgents. We are screwing this up so bad that we are the poster child for insurgent recruitment.

There seems to be a "Catch 22". We need to rebuild the infrastructure -- roads, electricity, water, fuel, the basic necessities of life. But we can't do it because we can't achieve a secure environment. So all the money, approaching $300 BILLION, is being used for security. Sure, some of it is used for rebuilding, but when you rebuild and can't secure, the rebuilt becomes un-rebuilt(destroyed).

There should be some collective outrage over this. But most people get their news from the mass media which sees more importance in "the runaway bride", "jacko the wacko", "brittney spears pregnancy" and reality tv shows. The real reality is occurring in your everyday life and if you don't pay attention you'll wake up too late. And better late than never doesn't count here.