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The infrastructure here never really worked. The German brand of Fascism brought orderliness, the Italian type brought national pride, the Iraqi one just brought greed and corruption.
There are garbage dumps where people have lived for long since before we arrived. I fly over a huge dump on the North side of Baghdad almost weekly and am still saddened by the sight of children and women digging through the piles looking for useable items.
The lack of sanitation concerns me as does the exposure of children to this bad practice. They will grow up thinking it is AOK to just throw trash on the ground.
Another common site is that of goats meandering through the piles snacking on whatever they can find. Leave a Comment
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Drivers here are the worst. I have driven in a lot of different countries. Bosnians and Indians, and Russians are bad but the Iraqis are the worst I have ever seen.
If there is one car length they will take it. Who ever has the loudest horn has the right of way! Leave a Comment
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That time when I was there('85-'87)taxi drivers were dangerous.You were never sure will they take to the place you asked them to.
It wasn't safe for lady to walk alone.
Bad drivers. Leave a Comment
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There must still be a lot of unexploded munitions left over from the war. Be careful if you go off road. Leave a Comment
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of course,when travelling in iraq,you do not say anything about israel,by the way,you do not know where is israel,you have never heard of israel,you have no relatives in israel,it is the first time you hear about israel
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there is no risk as government is very strick for trouble
makers , but the visetor must send his name passport nos first tom any Iraqo tourist company so that get visa from the nearest iraqi embassy
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People in Iraq are very friendly, normally. Nevertheless take care when you are talking to police, military or other 'officials', even hotel personnel, try to avoid political themes, if you are asked a political question better be moderate, show tolerance.
Most Iraqis are anything else but pro Saddam Hussein. Nevertheless the system scares them a very lot - and for sure there are even those who support Saddam Hussein, and believe me, you won't recognize who they are.
There is no real danger, just be careful.
Officially it's forbidden to take pics from one of Saddam Husseins palaces, bridges, military forces, ... something you may be know from other nondemocratic countries.
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If you wanted to read this review then you must be ready for an adventure. Iraq is known by most people in the world as a dangerous place that you only visit if you are crazy of paid a lot of money to live there. For most of Iraq this is the truth, but in the north it is very different.
Northern Iraq is also known as Iraqi Kurdistan. The people of this region love Americans. Since 1993 there has been peace in this region and they have started to build an infrasctructure that will bring them inline with countries like Jordan, UAE, and Turkey. Even though they are making progress Kurdistan is not yet an industralizing nation. They have a lot of the economic and environmental problems that all developing nations have.
Flying into Erbil International Airport in Kurdistan you will not even recognize that you are in Iraq. The Iraqi flag is not flown anywhere and the people speak their own language. Your passport will be stamped with the symbol of the KRG (Kurdish Regional Goverment) and not the seal of Iraq. When you drive on the roads there are many Kurdish checkpoints that ensure the country is kept free of terrorists. As long as you are respectfull you will have a good trip in Kurdistan.
Until you learn the local language and customes it would be best to hire an interpreter to assist you in getting around. If you need any help in finding any of these services please do not hesitate to email me at bert.lord@gmail.com and ask for asssitance.
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Joking. This is Iraq. If I have to tell you of the dangers, you probably shouldn't be here. Leave a Comment
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While deployed to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, I found out the hard way that it was ALOT colder than you would expect. They have winter months of November through March just like the midwest in the United States. I WAS NOT expecting it to be as cold as it was though. For the majority of time it was exactly how it would be if you were in lower Ohio or Kentucky. If anyone is going to be there on deployment or if your a contractor going over there for the first time. Expect to be purchasing more warming layers that what you would expect. It actually DOES snow sometimes in Iraq. Stay Warm.
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