Parliamentary Brief: The economy, stupid.
01 Oct, 2007
How did the British get it so wrong in southern Iraq? Between the summers of 2003 and 2004, there was a system of government in place which included economic administration and this brought stability and relative peace. Today Basra is a no-go zone and as dangerous as Baghdad. What decisions were taken that led to southern Iraq sliding into the same mess as the central provinces? What lessons need to be learned? Do they also apply to Afghanistan?
An unprecedented international aid package totalling approximately $33bn was earmarked for Iraq, but to the frustration of the Iraqi people the effects promised on the ground have failed to materialise.
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Major Moneybags
15 Apr, 2007
A low-ranked soldier just arrived in Iraq, Andrew Alderson suddenly found himself trying to run a multi-million economy with hard cash stored in shipping containers. This is his comical and terrifying story.