Universe unfolding in Iraq

Iraq, then and now - As forecast by many, in 2013 the internecine war continues, the Sunnis versus the Shiites, exactly as it was for centuries. An ongoing religious conflict. A war that Saddam Hussein had control of until his actual oil reserves were known and envious eyes landed on his desert sands.

Since the 2003 invasion of the country by US and UK forces the infrastructure has deteriorated to such a degree that it is estimated the country will need up to 1 TRILLION more (2013) to 'rebuild it's crumbling infrastructure and battered economy', said by the head of the National Investment Commission in Iraq. Doesn't the question come to mind as to what these non-bidding reconstruction companies like Haliburton, Kellogg, Brown and Root and Blackwater and others have been doing there for 10 years? These companies got a 1.5 billion dollar deal to rebuild the country.  All paid for by US taxpayers. Remember the original concept? The rebuild would come from Iraq oil sales.

In a March, 2013 final report to Congress,  Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen's conclusion was all too clear: Since the invasion a decade ago this month, the U.S. has spent too much money in Iraq for too few results. And the Huffington Post reports that in nine years of war in Iraq, 4,448 Americans died and 32,221 were wounded in battle, leaving behind a deeply divided country steeped in corruption.

But in some cases, can we suspect there are handshakes all around and the feeling that they all made money. Why doesn't someone admit that was the plan all along?

The Iraqi people are no better now than 10 years ago and the American people are also a little poorer.

Read just a few news reports from the last 10 years to see how it unfolds, but not as it should -

The careful plans - 2003
USA Today Rebuilding Iraq

Proceding as planned - 2004
CNN Iraq rebuild

Get rid of evidence - 2005
The Guardian Iraq

Rebuilding overhead costs - 2006
NYTimes reconstruct

Where is the money going? - 2007
Nation Public Radio report

Infrastructure failures - 2008
Global Policy Forum reconstruction

Model education system? - 2009
Radio Free Europe Iraq Struggles

Watchdog Agency -wasted billions - 2010
Fox News wasted billions

60 billion achieves little - 2011
BBC news - world

Reconstruction efforts cost 719 lives - 2012
Bloomberg News-audit

Who will they target in the future?

Where are you going, children? Out to play, Mom. Okay.

If you don't read any of the other links, a least read this one - from CBC News 2013 - The final report -
CBS News.com $60b to rebuild iraq wasted

Should children be scavenging for tidbits for survival?

Is this an endless scenario? Anyone with sanity would think no,
but the world has gone crazy, hasn't it?