Thursday, September 16, 2010

Why Create A Palestinian State? Do It For Iraq!

In response to David Brooks' claim about progress in Iraq in Nation Building Works, Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi of The Foreign Policy Journal argues that the opposite is true, noting that:
the pouring in of development money from the U.S. has only increased corruption. In 2003, Iraq ranked 113th out of 133 countries on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI). Six years later, Iraq fell to 176th out of 180 countries.
Just think--once there is a Palestinian state, Iraq will only rank 176th out of 181!

Hat tip: P David Hornik

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2 comments:

  1. NormanF11:22 AM

    A Palestinian state is likely to be extreme, violent and even more corrupt than Iraq. Not to mention that would be dependent on foreign aid for decades.

    Not a prescription for a lasting peace.

    Which makes you wonder why the Obama Administration is so obsessed with creating one in the first place.

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  2. Daled Amos11:59 AM

    He is fixated on an achievement that will get him the recognition he thinks he deserves.

    So far, he's done nothing beneficial.

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