lest we forget

we still f**ked up iraq so badly, 40% of iraqi citizens DO NOT HAVE CLEAN WATER

(can you imagine that? well, no you can't because if you COULD, we'd NEVER HAVE DONE WHAT WE DID)

Warning on 'dire' Iraq conditions

By Imogen Foulkes
BBC News, Geneva

The Red Cross is warning that despite some improvements in security in Iraq, the condition of the country's infrastructure remains dire.

In a statement issued from their headquarters in Geneva, the Red Cross said it was particularly concerned about poor water supplies.

It estimates that over 40% of Iraq's civilian population still has no access to clean mains water.

The organisation says that the health of millions Iraqis is at risk.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) describes the condition of Iraq's health, water and sanitation services as dire - failing to meet the needs of a large part of the population.

Following this summer's outbreak of cholera, Beatrice Megevand Roggo, Red Cross Head of Operations for the Middle East, said she was especially concerned about the lack of clean water supplies.

Ms Megevand Roggo said even the most basic infrastructure in Iraq is not functioning..........