This week, Washington hosted a U.S.-Iraqi business conference, which featured such notables as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones, President Barack Obama’s national security advisor. The message was clear: Iraq is a vibrant country now filled with investment opportunities! Get in on the ground floor!
Here’s what Clinton had to say: “We believe strongly that Iraq is a land where generations of scientists, doctors, astronomers, engineers built a tradition of scholarship and inquiry that lives on in the Iraqi people today. And now is the time for both Iraq and its friends, like the United States, to demonstrate how there can be a new, more prosperous, peaceful future for Iraq.”
There’s just one problem: The department that Hillary runs says in its travel advisory that Iraq remains a dangerous place for Americans. The advisory, last updated in June, begins by saying, “The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers inherent in travel to Iraq and recommends against all but essential travel in country given the fluid security situation. Numerous insurgent groups remain active throughout Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)-led military operations continue, and attacks persist against the ISF and U.S. forces in many areas of the country.”
So which is it? Is Iraq a place where Americans should consider exploring new business opportunities or a place one should not travel to except for essential reasons?
Here’s what Clinton had to say: “We believe strongly that Iraq is a land where generations of scientists, doctors, astronomers, engineers built a tradition of scholarship and inquiry that lives on in the Iraqi people today. And now is the time for both Iraq and its friends, like the United States, to demonstrate how there can be a new, more prosperous, peaceful future for Iraq.”
There’s just one problem: The department that Hillary runs says in its travel advisory that Iraq remains a dangerous place for Americans. The advisory, last updated in June, begins by saying, “The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers inherent in travel to Iraq and recommends against all but essential travel in country given the fluid security situation. Numerous insurgent groups remain active throughout Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)-led military operations continue, and attacks persist against the ISF and U.S. forces in many areas of the country.”
So which is it? Is Iraq a place where Americans should consider exploring new business opportunities or a place one should not travel to except for essential reasons?
Hillary is confused and is bought and paid for by the corporatacracy....clearly they don't know how to put out these fires that they started.....the republicans should have finished this mess instead they passed it on to the smoozers.... and the corporate leaders should know that this game is getting old....their all fake now...money means nothing...people are awakened by their games....the politicians must all go away....we need a new world order that doesn't include maniacs who run the world with nuclear bombs....and walmart hush money and the the like!
Posted by: skepticalzeitgesitbeliever | October 26, 2009 at 12:19 PM