Misplaced Effort

Mr. Bush speaking from the White House about one of the cities in Iraq:

"As soon as the fighting in Najaf ended, targeted reconstruction moved forward. The Iraqi government played an active role, and so did our military commanders and diplomats and workers from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Together, they worked with Najaf's governor and other local officials to rebuild the local police force, repair residents' homes, refurbish schools, restore water and other essential services, reopen a soccer stadium, complete with new lights and fresh sod. Fifteen months later, new businesses and markets have opened in some of Najaf's poorest areas, religious pilgrims are visiting the city again, construction jobs are putting local residents back to work. One of the largest projects was the rebuilding of the Najaf Teaching Hospital, which had been looted and turned into a military fortress by the militia. Thanks to the efforts by Iraqi doctors and local leaders, and with the help of American personnel, the hospital is now open and capable of serving hundreds of patients each day."

Gee, if only he felt the same way about some of our cities and put the effort and money into there. Speaking about those cities and locales on the Gulf Coast......New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish, Cameron Parish, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Pensacola, and on and on. All these places get are words, while the effort of our money, our military, and favored civilian companies go to Iraq at the rate of billions a week. And he won't have to kill any more American troops to get that done.