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Thursday, 9/23/2004

What would America be like if it were Iraq?

Political Rants by Judy @ 6:51 AM
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History professor Juan Cole over at Informed Comment has written a short, but gripping piece on what America would look like if it were improving in the same way that Iraq is reported to be improving. It’s well worth the few minutes it takes to read it.



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