US to take in more Iraqi refugees

File under big fat fucking deal.

The Bush administration will allow 7,000 Iraqi refugees into the United States and says it will pay more to help Iraq's Arab neighbours cope with the human tide fleeing the violence and economic hardship.

The move comes after the US came under heavy criticism for taking in only 202 Iraqi refugees in 2006.

The State Department also said on Wednesday that it would offer $18 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help displaced Iraqis.

It is estimated around four million Iraqis have fled their homes and their country as violence continues.

Bush's decision to invade and occupy a sovereign (why isn't it spelled sovren so I don't have to always look it up?) nation has driven 4,000,000 (count the zeros) Iraqis to leave and he's willing to accept 7,000 (count the zeros) refugees into the US? What a wonderful king.

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White House Opens Doors to Iraq Refugees

File under: Its about fucking time. Bush is creating the refugee problem without doing anything to help them. Of course Bush blames the UN.

The Bush administration plans to allow about 7,000 Iraqi refugees to settle in the United States over the next year, a huge expansion at a time of mounting international pressure to help millions who have fled their homes in the nearly four-year-old war.

Of course, 7,000 and even 20,000 are inadequate. Because the number is much larger according to this and this.

Truth is there are many thousand Iraqi refugees and the US won't let them come in.

It boggles the mind how Bush can fuck things up and completely ignore the plight of the people he has screwed. NOLA? Just asking.

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