Iraq now ranked second among world's failed states

[eg420ne]

Looks like the glass is about empty......

By David Morgan
Mon Jun 18, 10:10 AM ET



Iraq has emerged as the world's second most unstable country, behind Sudan, more than four years after President George W. Bush ordered the U.S. invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, according to a survey released on Monday.

The 2007 Failed States Index, produced by Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace, said Iraq suffered a third straight year of deterioration in 2006 with diminished results across a range of social, economic, political and military indicators. Iraq ranked fourth last year.

Afghanistan, another war-torn country where U.S. and NATO forces are battling a Taliban insurgency nearly six years after a U.S.-led invasion, was in eighth place.

"Iraq and Afghanistan, the two main fronts in the global war on terror, both suffered over the past year," a report that accompanied the figures said.

"Their experiences show that billions of dollars in development and security aid may be futile unless accompanied by a functioning government, trustworthy leaders, and realistic plans to keep the peace and develop the economy."

The index said Sudan, the world's worst failed state, appears to be dragging down its neighbors Central African Republic and Chad, with violence in the Darfur region responsible for at least 200,000 deaths and the displacement of 2 million to 3 million.

The authors of the index said one of the leading benchmarks for failed state status is the loss of physical control of territory or a monopoly on the legitimate use of force.

Other attributes include the erosion of legitimate authority, an inability to provide reasonable public services and the inability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community.

Foreign Policy magazine is published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington-based think tank. The Fund for Peace is an independent research group devoted to preventing and resolving conflicts.
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eg420ne Reviewed by eg420ne on 06-19-2007. Iraq now ranked second among world's failed states Looks like the glass is about empty...... By David Morgan Mon Jun 18, 10:10 AM ET Iraq has emerged as the world's second most unstable country, behind Sudan, more than four years after President George W. Bush ordered the U.S. invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, according to a survey released on Monday. The 2007 Failed States Index, produced by Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace, said Iraq suffered a third straight year of deterioration in 2006 with diminished results Rating: 5

[Psycho4Bud]

Looks like the glass is about empty......

Just squint a bit harder.........you'll notice it's half full.

The Fund for Peace - Failed States Index Scores 2007

Some of these indicators are just a bit questionable if ya ask me.

Have a good one!:s4:

[medicinal]

Just squint a bit harder.........you'll notice it's half full.

The Fund for Peace - Failed States Index Scores 2007

Some of these indicators are just a bit questionable if ya ask me.

Have a good one!:s4:

Artist/Band: Williams Hank Jr
Lyrics for Song: My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Lyrics for Album: The Ultimate CollectionYea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
I can't buy no beer.

Well I'm standin' on a corner - With a bucket in my hand
I'm waitin' for a woman - That ain't got no man.

CHORUS
'Cause My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
I can't buy no beer.

Well, I went upon the mountain - I looked down in the sea
I seen the crabs and the fishes - Doin' the be-bop- bee.

CHORUS

Well, there ain't no use - of me workin' so hard
When I got a woman - in the boss man's yard.

[Psycho4Bud]

Enjoy my friend.................

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-I22xEZrE[/YOUTUBE]

Have a good one!:s4:

[medicinal]

See, now that's why you're the mod. I looked for that, but didn't know how to get-er-done. Kudos, but do you get my point?

[Psycho4Bud]

See, now that's why you're the mod. I looked for that, but didn't know how to get-er-done. Kudos, but do you get my point?

I hear ya but a hole in the bucket can be easily repaired!

I recall a little story I read once:

There was this girl that took two buckets down to the creek every morning to get water. The one bucket was solid and the other had a hole. Every day when she got back to the cabin the one with the hole was empty.

Well one day the the bucket with the hole stated how bad it felt that he let the little girl down every day by wasting all that water. The little girl looked down at the poor ol' bucket and stated to look back on the path. The side of the path that had the bucket that was solid had nothing but dirt but the other side where the bucket leaked had beautiful flowers. She told the bucket that in the end...it was the leaky bucket that finally created the beauty in the path.

Have a good one!:s4:

[Staurm]

The glass-ometer of genocide is half-filled with the spilled blood of Bush and Blair's empirical war for oil.