When discussing the "positive" in Iraq, let's begin w/Iraq's hospitals

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

Hospitals: the logical place to begin making improvements



** ONE OF NINE PHOTOS BY ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS *Three month old Iraqi boy Ali Mohammed cries during his diarrhea treatment in the General Teaching Hospital for Children in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 4, 2004. A small copy of the Quran lies on his pillow. More than a year of U.S. occupation has not significantly improved health care in Iraq.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=7&u=/ap/iraq_dying_children

BAGHDAD, Iraq - At Baghdad's General Teaching Hospital for Children, children die each week from diarrhea because of poor sanitation, shortages of medical equipment and poorly trained staff. Diarrhea is common in the hot summer.

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Even though improved medical care is a stated priority of U.S. occupation authorities, medicine is still costly and in short supply. Often, parents must buy medicine on the open market at prices many cannot afford.

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Cockroaches roam hospital wards and pools of urine in the corridors are not unusual. There is an overpowering stench from toilets that overflow into the wards; sewage sometimes runs through the corridors.

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The doctors said U.S. Army medical teams and various humanitarian groups have come to the hospital in recent months and made lists of the medicine and supplies that are needed. But nothing has arrived.

About four months ago, the U.S. military brought several Iraqi workers to the hospital who cleaned and painted the walls and did some superficial repairs to the wards. They also took pictures with some of the children.

"Painting the walls is not so important. We need drugs," Faik said.

[immune2irony]

1. I'd rather discuss hospitals in Germany

You know. The ones crammed with our soldiers wounded so little Georgie could avenge his daddy.

[freetobegay]

2. I agree!

[TOhioLiberal]

3. That poor baby....

...it just rips my heart out :cry:
:grr:

[Skittles]

4. *sniff*

it hurts

[IkeWarnedUs]

6. That poor mother

To have to watch your child die and know he wouldn't have to if you lived somewhere else.

[Kool Kitty]

5. But isn't this one of the

things W points out when he talks about how great things are getting in Iraq? You know, along with how many schools have been re-built and re-opened, how women can work (I think women in Iraq were free to work before, W must be thinking of Afghanistan, oops, I think women are back to being oppressed there again, so what the fuck is he talking about?), etc. Shame. That little boy looks so malnourished and ill, poor baby.

[LibertyorDeath]

7. Billions & Billions of American tax payer $ has been poured

Into Iraq are for one purpose & one purpose only

Control of the Middle East by the USA

Ever thing else you hear is just so much shit to cover up the fact that the ME has what we want.

The US has already built 16 Military bases in Iraq there was no exit strategy by Dim Son and his gang of oil pirates because they are not planing on exiting. Until the Oil runs out.

Anyone who truly in their heart of hearts believes this is about bringing Democracy to the ME has been conned

This is about Power & Who Controls the Worlds Oil supply

"improved medical care is a stated priority of U.S. occupation "

Twisted sick fuckers holding out false hope to these people.

Priority my ass.

The only ministry protected during the looting after the invasion was the Oil Ministry & that's a FACT so what more do you need to know about Americas fucking priorities.

I can't believe people actually buy what the bush administration is selling.

[lebkuchen]

8. No billions for anti-biotics

Paint brushes, yes. Slap a fresh coat of cosmetic pastels on the facade, and who's going to bother asking what's going on inside?

[Eric J in MN]

9. Did the US bomb water-treatment facilities during the Iraq War? nt

nt

[i_c_a_White_Ghost]

10. it's just bush - Killing for Christ

bush expects to be anointed grand poopa in heaven

[Aidoneus]

11. Here's what is still fun to do at this place

What do you think the official US policy towards Iraqi hospitals was 5yrs ago?