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2007/9/25-27 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq] UID:48185 Activity:high
9/24    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20974791
        Cholera outbreak in Iraq spreading. Maybe we don't need to fight
        Al Qaeda anymore. MANIFEST DESTINY!
        \_ We're going back in time!
        \_ Ok, I'm bored, I'll bite.  What, if anything, does manifest
           destiny have to do with cholera in Iraq?  I'm figuring pretty
           much nothing but you thought it sounded good.
           \_ I think the OP is making a joke comparing the US's current
              imperialist pursuits in iraq to its previous imperialist
              pursuits in north america ... manifest destiny was
              achieved partially because native americans died out
              (small pox, etc) ... so if the iraqi population things out
              due to disease our job their will be easier. har har
              \_ Hmm, ok, except what we're doing in Iraq is not imperialism.
                 \_ yes I understand that, you understand that, but the
                    average Muslim in the middle east does NOT understand
                    that. Many are pissed at what they perceive as
                    a hostile occupation, fueling hatred and their
                    reasonings for attacking us. Just because you have
                    a full understanding of the situation from YOUR
                    perspective, does not make your opinion valid.
                    Fucking dumb shit.
                    \_ Nothing you just said has anything at all to do with
                       cholera, manifest destiny, or anything else on this
                       thread.  And you call me a dumbshit?  Ok.  Whatever.
                       \_ Idiot.
                                                        -Trollee
                       \_ Idiot.                                -troller
                          \_ Your truly brilliant reply has made your case in
                             a way that allows no further response.  There is
                             just nothing to be said to your laser sharp wit
                             and clear command of the language and issues at
                             hand.  I salute your intellectual mastery!
                                                        -Trollee
                             \_ Congrats, you've been trolled. BRILLIANT!
                                                                -troller
                                \_ Uhm, duh, it's the motd.   Everyone is
                                   a troll.  And if you're smart enough to
                                   read this, you're smart enough to see I
                                   replied in the first place due to boredom
                                   and willingness to bite.  How did a mouth
                                   breather like you manage to login?
                                                        -Trollee
                                   \_ Dude, you're fucking smart. Keep it up.
                                                                -troller
                                      \_ Surprised Trollee hasn't
                                         written back  !troller !op
                 If it was then we're the *worst* imperialists in all of
                 \_ Muslims think we ARE the worst imperialists in the world.
                 recorded history.  Real imperialists would have simply
                 flattened the place, turned it into a giant military base,
                 enacted permanent martial law, had a 100% American military
                 governing body, etc.  But ok, I guess it makes optroll happy
                 to make shit up or something.
                 \_ Let me guess, you don't "get" The Onion's humor
                    either, do you?
                    \_ I "get" the onion.  I "get" the onion so much that I
                       can tell this is nothing like the onion.  You know
                       why this is different?  Because the onion is *funny*.
                  \_ No that is not what a "real imperialist" would have
                     done at all. Read up on the history of the British
                     Empire in Iraq. We actually have tried to more or less
                     convert Iraq into a US economic colony and failed. Our
                     methods are not that different from what England tried
                     100 years ago. Those that do not learn from history...
                     \_ We are not converting Iraq. We simply wanted a
                        regime change.
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GENEVA - An outbreak of cholera in Iraq has spread, with new cases confirmed in Baghdad, Basra and, for the first time, the northern districts of Tikrit, Mosul and Dahuk, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. This takes to 2,116 the number of confirmed cases of cholera in Iraq, WHO said. "It shows that people are moving, and when people are moving they are spreading cholera," said Claire-Lise Chaignat, a cholera expert at WHO. The global health body also said it estimates that more than 30,000 people have fallen ill with acute watery diarrhea, which may later be confirmed as cholera. More than two-thirds of the confirmed cases are in the northern province of Kirkuk, where cholera was first reported on Aug. While the number of deaths from the disease has so far been low, "it continues to spread across Iraq and dissemination to as yet unaffected areas remains highly possible," WHO said. A new case in Baghdad has taken the number of confirmed infections there to two, said WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib. On Monday a woman in the Iraqi capital died from the disease. Six cases have also been confirmed in Tikrit and two have been confirmed in Mosul, both to the northwest of Baghdad. Cholera cases in Iraq keep rising One case has been confirmed in Dahuk, in the far north of the country near the Turkish border. Chaignat said a further confirmed case in Basra was likely unrelated to the other outbreaks, as cholera is endemic to the southern district. Cholera is a gastrointestinal disease that is typically spread by drinking contaminated water and can cause severe diarrhea that, in extreme cases, can lead to fatal dehydration. It can be prevented by treating drinking water with chlorine and improving hygiene conditions. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.