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How many ran away in the same period though, I wonder? What's the net migration?
NPR reported the other day is was about 2 million out of approximately 27-million population. One of the problems for the reluctance of Iraqi refugees to return to Iraq is that whole areas have been ethnically cleansed (one of the reasons for less violence) and their houses have been taken over by the other sect. So where do they live now?
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While it is certainly a good thing that Iraqis would return home to their native country what that article failed to mention is that many of the neighboring states can't sustain such large refugee populations. In most cases it isn't Iraqi's wanting to return to Iraq as much as it is the host nations forcing them to, big difference, no? Much like the concerns of China over the starving people in North Korea migrating en mass across their borders they used their military to put a stop to it. Like would many in the United States would like to do, stop the flow of overwhelming numbers of migrants coming into the country that are not screened.
The 40-year-old al-Azawi, who has gone back to work managing a car service, said relatives and friends persuaded him to bring his family home.
"Six months ago, I wouldn't dare be outside, not even to stand near the garden gate by the street. Killings had become routine. I stopped going to work, I was so afraid," he said, chatting with friends on a street in the neighborhood.
When he and his family joined the flood of Iraqi refugees to Syria the streets were empty by early afternoon, when all shops were tightly shuttered. Now the stores stay open until 10 p.m. and the U.S. military working with the neighborhood council is handing out $2,000 grants to shop owners who had closed their business.
The money goes to those who agree to reopen or first-time businessmen.
Al-Azawi said he's trying to get one of the grants to open a poultry and egg shop that his brother would run.
"In Khadra, about 15 families have returned from Syria. I've called friends and family still there and told them it's safe to come home," he said.
The Associated Press: Thousands Return to Safer Iraqi Capital (broken link)
Neighboring countries are being overwhelmed by the massive influx of Iraqi refugees.
My favorite part of this piece was that many were fleeing to Europe and the United States (those that can)
So much for Bush's idea of fighting them there so we would not have to fight them here. Through Bush's policy, Iraqi's are fleeing to the west in record numbers
raq: Deported refugees fearful of persecution on their return
By Nigel Morris, Home Affairs Correspondent
Published: 06 September 2006
Thirty-two Iraqis have been deported from Britain despite warnings that they face persecution and violence upon their return.
As much as I would like to believe that they would welcome us as liberators and throw flowers at our soldiers, it didn't happen. So it is hard to give much credibility to the press today, be it giving articles that are glowing reviews or reports of catastrophe.
Outside of Bush and the Congress, the only thing with as little credibility is the press.
"Outside of Bush and the Congress, the only thing with as little credibility is the press."
Excellent article from E&P about the media overhyping displaced Iraqis' returning home.
Media Overhyping Iraqis' Return Home? (http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003677388 - broken link)
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Iraqis return home 'in thousands 
