Are Iraqis Better Off?

The torture situation in Iraq is out of control. According to the United Nations the conditions there are worse now than under Saddam Hussein. The sectarian civil war resulted in 6,600 people dead in just July and August, many tortured, beaten, and/or mutilated. These people were killed because of their religious affiliation. Sunnis are killing Shia and vice versa.

Meanwhile supplies of running water, electricity and sewage are spotty. There is no security even for journalists. None for Iraqis. There aren't many jobs and unemployment, last I checked, was at 60%.

Yet President Bush continues to maintain that Iraq is better off without Saddam Hussein in power. The people of Iraq disagree. Estimates are that some 40,000+ Iraqis are dead directly because of our invasion. Not even Saddam was that brutal to these people. Look at these pictures of life in Iraq. Do you really truly believe these people are better off?