Survey says 500,000 Iraqis fled fighting in 2007

[sabra]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON -- A half-million Iraqis fled their embattled country in 2007, the third consecutive year more Iraqis were displaced than any other nationality, a survey of the world's refugees reported Thursday.

As before, most went to neighboring Syria, and some fanned out into other neighboring countries, the survey by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants said. It said the United States accepted few, just over half the 3,000 it had promised to resettle by the end of September.

The report said the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees had referred 10,000 Iraqis for U.S. resettlement.

It said the Iraqi exodus "from the violence and instability of their homeland" constituted "the largest refugee crisis of 2007."

"While the Bush administration and the United Kingdom are busy trying to win the war, they have provided no leadership toward ensuring the rights and well-being of the victims of this war," the report said. "Europe, which for the most part warned of the dire humanitarian consequences of the war, has also done nothing to help the people they were so concerned about."

Read more: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107ap_us_refugees_survey.html

[OwnedByFerrets]

1. The surge is working....

the surge of Iraqi's fleeing their own country.

www.wearableartnow.com

[Robbien]

2. Riverbend's family was one of these poor souls

Her blog is still inactive. Probably too expensive to maintain internet service when exiled in a country which doesn't allow exiles to hold jobs.

[pattmarty]

3. It's a success!!!!!! Pretty soon all the fighting will stop.

The country started out with 25 million, we killed what, 1 million, and how many millions have fled already? If they keep leaving the fighting will stop. I'm guessing this is the logic that Bush & McSame are using.

[maddezmom]

4. kick

[Hissyspit]

5. Survey Says 500,000 Iraqis Fled Fighting in 2007

Source: Associated Press

Survey says 500,000 Iraqis fled fighting in 2007

By WILLIAM C. MANN, Associated Press Writer
Thu Jun 19, 11:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON - A half-million Iraqis fled their embattled country in 2007, the third consecutive year more Iraqis were displaced than any other nationality, a survey of the world's refugees reported Thursday.

As before, most went to neighboring Syria, and some fanned out into other neighboring countries, the survey by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants said. It said the United States accepted few, just over half the 3,000 it had promised to resettle by the end of September.

The report said the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees had referred 10,000 Iraqis for U.S. resettlement. It said the Iraqi exodus "from the violence and instability of their homeland" constituted "the largest refugee crisis of 2007."

"While the Bush administration and the United Kingdom are busy trying to win the war, they have provided no leadership toward ensuring the rights and well-being of the victims of this war," the report said. "Europe, which for the most part warned of the dire humanitarian consequences of the war, has also done nothing to help the people they were so concerned about."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_refugees_survey