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2007-09-02 Iraq

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Posted by Bobby 2007-09-02 07:34|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Note that prior to the Gulf War, the only parts of Iraq which had reliable electrical power were those where the Sunni ruled and lived. When you expand the grid to actually encompass the entire population, getting it all together overnight rather than years is known as 'moving the goalposts'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-09-02 10:44|| 2007-09-02 10:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course they don't tell you (upfront, anyway, I didn't RTWT) that electricity demand has doubled since Baghdad fell.

Posted by KBK 2007-09-02 15:49|| 2007-09-02 15:49|| Front Page Top

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