Our Homes Destroyed By U.S. Firepower, Iraqis Have Little Enthusiasm for the 'New Iraq'
The author criticizes the careless use of American military power, and laments the nationwide destruction of private homes.
By Kadhem al-Miqdadi
May 16, 2005
It seems that the trade in tents in our land has peaked, with hundreds of thousands of Iraqis currently living in tent cities due to ongoing U.S. military operations. First we heard about sprawling tent camps erected to house the fleeing refugees from Falluja, a city with nearly 300,000 inhabitants which the U.S. military had to destroy -- ostensibly to pacify it. Then came reports of tent cities rising on the outskirts of the oil-rich centers of Kirkuk and Khaniqeen. And now we hear of yet another tent city – this one for the fleeing inhabitants of the border town of Qaim, which for the past week has been the scene of ferocious fighting.
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