A new study published from the University of California gives evidence of the real reason peace has begun to settle in many parts of Iraq. And much to George Bush and John McCain's dismay, it has nothing to do with the US troop surge in 2007.
http://news.yahoo.com/story//nm/20080919/sc_nm/iraq_lights_dc
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Satellite images taken at night show heavily Sunni Arab neighborhoods of Baghdad began emptying before a U.S. troop surge in 2007, graphic evidence of ethnic cleansing that preceded a drop in violence, according to a report published on Friday.
The images support the view of international refugee organizations and Iraq experts that a major population shift was a key factor in the decline in sectarian violence.
"By the launch of the surge, many of the targets of conflict had either been killed or fled the country, and they turned off the lights when they left," geography professor and study lead John Agnew of the University of California Los Angeles.
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Friday, 19 September 2008
Thursday, 11 September 2008
The World is 4 to 1 Behind Obama
I saw this BBC post yesterday,
"People outside the US would prefer Barack Obama to become US president ahead of John McCain, a BBC World Service poll suggests.
Democrat Mr Obama was favoured by a four-to-one margin across the 22,500 people polled in 22 countries"
22,500 people polled may not completely represent the entire world; however, it should be given some credence. After all, US national polls are often conducted with only 1000-2000 participants and considered accurate.
With a number of US polls now showing McCain and Obama virtually tied, why is it that us global citizens are so much more in favour of Obama than McCain? Is it because as outsiders we can take a more unemotional view of the US electoral candidates? Or perhaps it is because our own national media stations are not so completely controlled by one party; we don't get constantly subjected to fear and smear campaigns.
I'm not saying the Democrat party is perfect in their campaign approach or policy, but 4 out of every 5 of us world citizens would gladly choose Obama over the alternative. For the benefit of everyone, US voters please listen to the pleas of the global public. Vote baby vote.
"People outside the US would prefer Barack Obama to become US president ahead of John McCain, a BBC World Service poll suggests.
Democrat Mr Obama was favoured by a four-to-one margin across the 22,500 people polled in 22 countries"
22,500 people polled may not completely represent the entire world; however, it should be given some credence. After all, US national polls are often conducted with only 1000-2000 participants and considered accurate.
With a number of US polls now showing McCain and Obama virtually tied, why is it that us global citizens are so much more in favour of Obama than McCain? Is it because as outsiders we can take a more unemotional view of the US electoral candidates? Or perhaps it is because our own national media stations are not so completely controlled by one party; we don't get constantly subjected to fear and smear campaigns.
I'm not saying the Democrat party is perfect in their campaign approach or policy, but 4 out of every 5 of us world citizens would gladly choose Obama over the alternative. For the benefit of everyone, US voters please listen to the pleas of the global public. Vote baby vote.
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