‘Nature's fury on Bush, US’
From a correspondent
2 September 2005
BAGHDAD — “Nature is taking its fury on America", the latest instance being Hurricane Katrina, that has killed over 100 people so far, and wrought devastation across wide swathes of the United States.
This is the view of many Iraqis, who watch with curiosity the flooding unleashed by the hurricane in the US in the past few days.
"Bush and America are made to pay a price for his reckless and devastating acts in Iraq", they say, pointing to reports that the highest-ever two-year total for overall hurricane activity in the North Atlantic was recorded in the past two years, followed by more disasters this year for America.
Katrina caused damages in billions of dollars for the US, and is cited as one of the most costly hurricanes in US history. Four out of the nine worst storms that hit the US in the past three decades, occurred during Bush's reign.
Ivan storm last year cost the US 14.2 billion dollars in damage, while storm Frances in the same year cost 8.9 billion dollars, and Charley, also in 2004, cost Americans 7.5 billion dollars.
A million people were estimated to have fled their homes as deadly storm Kathrina advanced, while those who stayed back were reported to be running out of water and electricity in the storm and flood-hit areas.
“We go without water and electricity, and they too suffer the same, thanks to Mother Nature", said an elderly Iraqi running a restaurant in central Baghdad.
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Hmmm...
(edited to change the title, original title was too overeactive)
The people in this country are watching the GREAT AMERICA sit back and watch people die...(their mind set ) while their mighty military does nothing......blah blah.....I can only imagine the things they will say.......
