Building a Better Iraq
Dec 28, 2005 at 3:14 PM by Political Chase
The democracy George Bush envisioned for Iraq may not be panning out, but at least he can toot his horn for one item common to a Bush influenced government.
Until recently [in Baghdad], Ahmed Taha saw himself as providing a public service, his bustling Abu Qlam gas station dispensing dirt-cheap fuel to Baghdad’s growing horde of motorists.
Then one day last week, he said in an interview, the Iraqi government raised gas prices eightfold. Customers already frustrated by strict rationing and mile-long lines were outraged.
