$1.2 Trillion for War - $18 Millions for Refugees
The administration's is forwarding us into a sea of quagmires. The refugees are (to say the least), and being the nice guys we are, we'repledging millions to help solve what the UN describes as "". $18 million to be precise, andthat is extremely generous considering the war to date has ...so Iraqi people, tack that onto the list of "reasonsto thank the US" for. And as a consolation prize we're taking Maybethey'll get here in time for the anti-immigration crowd to round them up anddeport them.
Four years later and we realize something needs to be done tohelp the displaced people of Iraq? Maybe if the White House had their "" sooner, this wouldn't be an issue (or if they asked any pre-schooler).
The offers came at a UN conference in Geneva, which ended onWednesday.
In all there are an estimated four million displaced Iraqis,nearly two million of whom remain in Iraq, forced to move by the violence in thecountry.
Washington and other western states have pledged millions tohelp solve what the UN describes as a neglected humanitarian crisis.
The UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, says an estimated 50,000Iraqis are now fleeing the violence in their country every month, and has warnedthat without international help, the crisis could have grave humanitarianconsequences for the entire Middle East.
Western countries, particularly the US and UK, have been criticizedfor not doing enough to help Iraqi refugees or the countries neighboring Iraqwhich have received millions of refugees.
It seems like we were shamed into helping out.
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