asymetric warfare

pervect wrote:

"Reconstruction" is
apparently not reconstructing very much at the moment (almost no power
in Iraq, water shortages, etc. from an article I recently read)

That's what you get for trusting journalists... Or do you *really*
expect such a large task to be accomplished in time for the 6 o'clock
news?

D.
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pervect wrote:
"Reconstruction" is
apparently not reconstructing very much at the moment (almost no power
in Iraq, water shortages, etc. from an article I recently read)

That's what you get for trusting journalists... Or do you *really*
expect such a large task to be accomplished in time for the 6 o'clock
news?

Issues like "25% of Basra still without running water"... true, except
those houses were never plumbed in the first place! Putting water back
in the pipes is one job, building pipes that weren't there before is a
bigger step.

The idea that every Iraqi household enjoyed plentiful clean, pure water;
magnificent sanitation; and ample electrical power; just ain't so.

--
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk

In article ,
"Paul J. Adam" wrote:

Issues like "25% of Basra still without running water"... true, except
those houses were never plumbed in the first place! Putting water back
in the pipes is one job, building pipes that weren't there before is a
bigger step.

The idea that every Iraqi household enjoyed plentiful clean, pure water;
magnificent sanitation; and ample electrical power; just ain't so.

Power generation in Iraq is equal, right now, to the peak before the
war, and by the summer they're planning on about a 50% increase, while
revamping the distribution system.

--
cirby at cfl.rr.com

Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations.
Slam on brakes accordingly.

"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
...
pervect wrote:

"Reconstruction" is
apparently not reconstructing very much at the moment (almost no power
in Iraq, water shortages, etc. from an article I recently read)

That's what you get for trusting journalists... Or do you *really*
expect such a large task to be accomplished in time for the 6 o'clock
news?

Even more funny--IIRC the power output and distribution capability surpassed
that of pre-OIF Iraq a couple of months back.

Brooks

D.
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