tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post356280903324635604..comments2023-10-21T16:25:58.899+01:00Comments on Three Score Years And Ten: The Darker Side Of Life In IraqHarry Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01600933854461096745noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-79120462136816702122007-11-18T09:08:00.000+00:002007-11-18T09:08:00.000+00:00Andy; Think what Iraq could have been. Its oil res...Andy; Think what Iraq could have been. Its oil resources could have built a wealthy nation, with an economy that diversified for when the oil ran out. Then it has a cultural heritage on which a massive tourist industry could have been based. It also had a home grown democratic potential which came to the surface in a mass movement in the late 1950s.<BR/><BR/>We need an international effort to nurture, what should have been nurtured half a century ago.Harry Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833380054575757928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-76986577756666496232007-11-17T23:41:00.000+00:002007-11-17T23:41:00.000+00:00Will we ever see an end to this mess?Will we ever see an end to this mess?Andy Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985163646974078973noreply@blogger.com