Open Thread

by Mary

Cost to rebuild Baghdad so far? $2 billion

Things have gotten so bad in Baghdad, thanks are given for things that do not come from the Iraqi or American governments. Consider this prayer:

"We thank God that the air we breathe is not in the hands of the government. Otherwise they would have cut it off for a few hours each day," said Nadeem Haki, 39, an electric-goods shop owner in the upscale Karrada district in the east of the capital.

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