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Baghdad Burning
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Fallen Industry
Scarcity of food became a serious worry for about ½ of the population -
1991 War
1991 War crippled electric power system, affected civilian lives as well as agricultural production that needed electricity for irrigation -
UN Oil for Food Program
Began and generated $27 billion for humanitarian purposes, the equivalence of 50 cents a day to every Iraqi, might have been higher but US took reparations for the 1991 war. -
Iraq War Begins
Because of faulty UN inspections, weapons of mass destruction, and a possible tie to 9/11 -
Sewage into the Tigris River
Due to the war and time. Could lead to the spread of disease.
