Iraqis desperate for water.
Although the United States has spent $2.4 billion on Iraq’s water and sanitation sector since 2003, the United Nations “estimates that less than half of Iraqis get drinking water piped into their homes in rural areas. In the capital, people set their alarm clocks to wake them in the middle of the night so they can fill storage tanks when water pressure is under less strain.” Additionally, a billion liters of raw sewage is dumped into Baghdad’s waterways each day. The World Bank estimates that at least $14 billion is needed to refurbish Iraq’s water system.........
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I can hear Cheney now. His brief cold and uncaring simple response would be: "So?"
i see him as the penguin (i think jon stewart at the daily show is responsible for that). he not only doesn't care i think he actually gets wood thinking about other's pain
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