How would you rebuild Iraq?

[HemlockGrey]

You have just been charged with drafting a plan to reconstruct Iraq. Your only restrictions are that your plan must be realistic and internationally acceptable, so no mass executions.

[Gandalf]

The goes my communism plan. It'd work too, look at Russia in the 20's and 30's.

[Enricko]

I have to admit, I don't know much about the current US plan for Iraq, but there's some easy-to-say/not-easy-to-do steps you have to take:

- Rebuild all the power plants, water distribution network and hospitals quick. Spend without looking at the cost, you always can use oil later to pay.
- Get the oil production back on track, but not before more than 90% of the population have electricity, water and food. Form an Iraqi-controlled board to run things.
- Rebuild and reopen every schools and universities (keep those youngs out of the streets.
- Grant loan to the enterprizes so they could rebuild and offer products, services and jobs to the population.

- Put a decent news network to inform the population (maybe this should be done just after the water/power/food priority).

[Rubberanvil]

- Rebuild all the power plants, water distribution network and hospitals quick. Spend without looking at the cost, you always can use oil later to pay.

Problem is who going to do the work? Then there's the materials, equipment, Porta Johns and etc. needed for the construction? Given mass executions in the homefront isn't an option, costs is going to be a huge factor.

Slightly off-topic it is a fucking miracle the American bean-counting fuck-offs weren't around during the reconstruction of post WWII Europe, Japan and elsewhere.

[Sea Skimmer]

Slightly off-topic it is a fucking miracle the American bean-counting fuck-offs weren't around during the reconstruction of post WWII Europe, Japan and elsewhere.

Yeah, all America did was pay for it all

[Joe]

Slightly off-topic it is a fucking miracle the American bean-counting fuck-offs weren't around during the reconstruction of post WWII Europe, Japan and elsewhere.

Yeah, all America did was pay for it all

Not to mention saving the franc ten years later. We all know how we were rewarded for that, of course.

[Rubberanvil]

Yeah, all America did was pay for it all

I'm talkiing about the penny-pinching fucktards in Congress who oppose any attempt of a new Marshall Plan for Iraq and Afghanistan because of costs to the USA.

[Joe]

Afghanistan is probably hopeless. Iraq, on the other hand, is doable, and should be done.

[Rubberanvil]

Afghanistan is probably hopeless.

Going by how things are done at the moment Afghanistan is a lost cause Despite the huge potential for job creation there, provided someone is willing to be the employer, and willing to transport the job seekers to Afghanistan.

[Vympel]

Afghanistan is probably hopeless. Iraq, on the other hand, is doable, and should be done.

It's either 'fix' Afghanistan, stay indefinitely hunting 'Al-Qaeda' and the Taliban (if that's even who they are) with no results while getting attacked with a rocket every day, or leave. last two are just not acceptable.

[Gil Hamilton]

You have just been charged with drafting a plan to reconstruct Iraq. Your only restrictions are that your plan must be realistic and internationally acceptable, so no mass executions.

Lots of caulk and duct tape.

[Gandalf]

You have just been charged with drafting a plan to reconstruct Iraq. Your only restrictions are that your plan must be realistic and internationally acceptable, so no mass executions.

Lots of caulk and duct tape.

You need MacGuyver.

[Gil Hamilton]

You need MacGuyver.

OK, caulk, duct tape, and MacGuyver.

[Lonestar]

You have just been charged with drafting a plan to reconstruct Iraq. Your only restrictions are that your plan must be realistic and internationally acceptable, so no mass executions.

I'd shoot everyo....oh, uhm....

Create "Zones" that have first dibs on devolpement aid, Baghdad and Basra get first dibs, while Baathist strongholds like Tikrit and Fallujah will be isolated from the rest of the country.