And, yes, I DO take it personally: Disease or violence - dead by 5

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Disease or violence - dead by 5

heckuva job, george...

The chance that an Iraqi child will live beyond age 5 has plummeted faster than anywhere else in the world since 1990, according to a report released Tuesday, which placed the country last in its child survival rankings.

One in eight Iraqi children died of disease or violence before reaching their fifth birthday in 2005..

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george's legacy...

Labels: Bush Administration, George Bush, Iraq, Iraq civil war, Iraq death toll