Drug Crises in Baghdad
Baghdad says it is experiencing a devastating surge of illegal drug consumption among children and former prisoners released from jail right before the war. The graphic picture of a (pre-) teen sniffing what is said to be paint thinner while holding a gun looks a little staged to us, but we don't doubt illegal drug use has increased in Baghdad.
However, we think it's simplistic to blame the crisis on the former prisoners, as opposed to residual effects of the U.S. war. The Administration's failure to have an adequate after-war plan is the real culprit in our view.
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