So they are building luxury hotels/ amusement park/skateboard park in Bagdad (Iraq, dollars)

[movin'on]

Wow, nothing like "changing" a culture. What say you?

US-backed plan sees shiny future for embattled Green Zone - Yahoo! News (broken link)

[chielgirl]

I think water and power supplies would be a better way to spend MY tax dollars.

[movin'on]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

I think water and power supplies would be a better way to spend MY tax dollars.

Well, this is being done on behalf on private investors, like the Marriott and others mentioned in the article.

[chielgirl]

My bad.
We don't care about no stinkin' Iraqis.

[movin'on]

Well, since we are never leaving Iraq, I suppose it makes sense to have all the western amenities there.

My personal opinion? How sad for the Iraqis.