2 million Iraqis leave Iraq - 2 million is a lot of people

[donsu]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/03/AR2007020301604.html

War in Iraq Propelling A Massive Migration
Wave Creates Tension Across the Middle East

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Nearly 2 million Iraqis -- about 8 percent of the prewar population -- have embarked on a desperate migration, mostly to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. The refugees include large numbers of doctors, academics and other professionals vital for Iraq's recovery. Another 1.7 million have been forced to move to safer towns and villages inside Iraq, and as many as 50,000 Iraqis a month flee their homes, the U.N. agency said in January.

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The United Nations is struggling to find funding to assist Iraqi refugees. Fewer than 500 have been resettled in the United States since the invasion. Aid officials and human rights activists say the United States and other Western nations are focused on reconstructing Iraq while ignoring the war's human fallout.

"It's probably political," said Janvier de Riedmatten, U.N. refugee agency representative for Iraq, referring to the reason why the world hasn't helped Iraq's refugees.

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Now, the exodus is generating friction and anger across the region, while straining basic services in already poor countries. Iraqis are blamed for driving up prices and taking away scarce jobs. Iraq's neighbors worry the new refugees will carry in Iraq's sectarian strife.

-long snip telling how Jordan has stopped almost all Iraqis from entering and the snip tells of the hardship of the Iraqi who have gone to the other countries including Jordan. medical care is a big issue.

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but this is just how the neo cons like it. chaos and turmoil. this is part of their plans.

why haven't we stopped the neo cons? will we ever stop them?

[Tom Joad]

1. The largest refugee population in the arab world since the forced dispossession of Palestinians

In 1948 that was over 700,000.
They were never allowed to return to their homeland.

[maxsolomon]

2. they should come here - we broke their country

but we've let something like 600 in so far.

they pay the price of our ignorance & fear.

[kenny blankenship]

3. I wouldn't worry about it. An Iraqi exodus due to imperialist meddling in their homeland

recalls the earlier Palestinian exodus(es)--and look how well that turned out.

[HappyWeasel]

4. How much worse could it get?

[Tom Joad]

5. Another Western venture, another Nakba!