The Washington Post has an interesting article today written by the Iraqi PM, Ibrahim al-Jafari. (Hat tip: Victor).
He has some familiar sounding problems to right-thinking Canadians among his many challenges.
[…] The other major challenge my government will face is reviving Iraq’s economy. Iraq has been drowned by decades of Baathist socialist policies that have made millions reliant on government handouts. We must encourage entrepreneurship and enterprise, while establishing adequate safety nets for the less privileged.
Economic rehabilitation also requires some tough and unpopular changes, such as the reduction in government subsidies for gasoline that my administration began a few months ago. Such steps can be made only by a popular government that has the trust of the people. My administration has the political capital to be able to bring about these necessary changes. […]
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