A couple of points.
(1) I have heard from an acquaintance who has relatives in Nasiriya and he says they're getting much more electricity now than before the war. What some sections of Baghdad had before the war was a dream to the rest of the country.
(2) Because of the perceived security situation, all of the reporters are focused on Baghdad, which is getting less power now than before the war. Given this, it is not surprising that the reporters will get bombarded with talk about how bad the power situation is. It will be at least a year before the situation seems to Baghdaders to be sorted out.
(3) Our military isn't taking power off of the grid. Saddam's military took quite a bit off the grid. ~ 1/4th of total output, IIRC.
(1) I have heard from an acquaintance who has relatives in Nasiriya and he says they're getting much more electricity now than before the war. What some sections of Baghdad had before the war was a dream to the rest of the country.
(2) Because of the perceived security situation, all of the reporters are focused on Baghdad, which is getting less power now than before the war. Given this, it is not surprising that the reporters will get bombarded with talk about how bad the power situation is. It will be at least a year before the situation seems to Baghdaders to be sorted out.
(3) Our military isn't taking power off of the grid. Saddam's military took quite a bit off the grid. ~ 1/4th of total output, IIRC.
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