U.S. Occupation and Iraq's Government 'Thrive on Our Misery'

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U.S. Occupation and Iraq's Government 'Thrive on Our Misery'
By Ali al-Jaberi
August 9, 2005

By any standards our government is a total failure. So what is it that prevents its collapse? In the first place, many question the belief that there is a functioning government in Iraq. After all, of there were responsible government, would it remain silent vis-à-vis the calamities that have descended upon the nation?

Nothing seems to function properly in Iraq and the government has no control whatsoever over the course of events. It cannot issue orders to U.S. troops who are in effect the real masters. In fact the government owes its existence to their presence. And because the government only feels safe as long as the troops are around, it apparently sees no reason to put its house in order, while the very purpose of having U.S. troops here is to do just that - put OUR house in order.

They have failed and there is no sign they will ever succeed.

The equation, many say, is crystal clear. The government is in urgent need of the occupation for protection. And despite the daily dose of tragedy faced by occupation forces, they are - in a way - happy with the status quo, because it gives it some form of legitimacy.

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