THE QUESTION(S) :

A) What specific/general effects did the Iraq War had on the citizens
of Iraq ?
B) What specific/general effects did the Iraq War had on American
(United States) citizens ?
C) What specific/general effects did the Iraq War had on the rest of
the world ?

THE REQUEST(S):

Please provide sources (types are described below) that can answer the
questions above. Report format or summary is not required. A quick
introduction to each source would be appreciated though. Please
concentrate on the source description below. This shouldnt be a
report, just perhaps a list of the sources

THE SOURCE(S):

The sources should be from the web, thus its generally easy for you
(the researchers). The important point here is to have a perspective
not only from the US side, but also from Middle Eastern and the rest
of the world. Most of us are aware that US tends to bring certain
portions of the news, and so do the other places. A combination of
both would give me atleast a general perspective on the whole issue.
No need for the summary of events, no need for the history of US/Iraq,
no need for lists of people involved, no need for events. Just the
aftermath and effects the war had on the people of the two countries
and the rest of the world.

They CAN include any (or all) of the following :

- Newspaper Articles in Electronic Format (US Weekly, Newsday, etc)
- TV News Summary (NBC, ABC, etc)
- News Reports from other sources (Online Newspaper Sites, and so on)
- Personal Accounts (on professional sites, please  no personal sites
that urge people to accept their opinions)
- Polls and Statistics Gathered (Professionally done, 500+ indiivduals
must be involved)

Please DONT include the following :

- Forums or Discussion Boards (for they include single opinions, and
usually of 20-30 individuals, thus not a majority)
- Personal Webpages (websites that are either anti-war, or pro-war, do
missionary work and so on)
- Scandalous News Sites (those that talk about monsters under the sea,
ghosts in my back yard, and Iraq babies being eaten by soldiers)

Example format :

"US Weekly : Iraq War Leaves Baghdad without Heating Supply for Weeks
to Come" (USA Point of View)
Link: http://www.site.com/folder/webpage.html
About: Here you will be able to find out about how the citizens of
Baghdad did not have their homes heated because the government system
collapsed after the war.

Thank you very much. I apologize for being so demanging. Just
sometimes people go out of hand and put so much effort into
information that I may already know. I just tried to save the time and
your precious working ability to get the information needed in the
most efficient manner.

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Clarification of Question by rossmon-ga on 14 May 2003 23:39 PDT

Forgot to add, Time = Money. I dont necessarily need a report on this,
a list of links and a quick (one sentence each) summary/title for the
links. I'd rather you answer this within an hour than spend a few
trying to organize your answer. Think quick, answer quicker! Thank
you.

Hello and thank you for your question.

I have put together the quick answer that you asked for - - I'm sorry
we're not within the hour's time that you requested.  Your question
was posted at 2 AM Eastern time and I didn't see it until morning.

There are of course thousands of citations that would be responsive to
your question.  I have used a variety of Google search terms
summarized below in finding suitable cites.  Out of about 500
references that I looked at, here  are about 50 that I believe cover
the most immediate issues surrounding the effects of the war in Iraq,
both within that country, in the US, and elsewhere in the world.  If
you need more in a particular area, please let me know (there is more
on the subject of requesting clarification at the end of my answer).

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Iraq in Danger of Starvation, says UN 
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,953524,00.html
Iraq itself feels the most immediate impact of the war.

Mass heartbreak in Iraq
http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-05-15-0017.html
Examples of the people's suffering

Power still spotty in Iraqi neighborhoods
http://www.examiner.com/headlines/default.jsp?story=n.iraqpower.0514
Power outages continue in Iraq

IISS warns Europe must accept US predominance
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1051390001205
The New World Order after the war

Diaries From the Muddled East
http://www.msnbc.com/news/911103.asp?0cv=KB20
Examples and individual tales

Power Vacuum in Postwar Iraq's Cities Worries US
http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=focusIraqNews&storyID=2635216
Anarchy in Iraq

Quick war buoyed economy
http://www.coloradoan.com/news/stories/20030515/business/303676.html
Short-term economic benefits of the war for the US economy

Intellectuals somber about prospects for Mosul, all of Iraq
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/5860761.htm
Tumult and crisis in Mosul and beyond

Iraq Crisis Has Damaged US International Standing: IISS Survey
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0513-01.htm
Decline in US popularity following its decision to go to war

Anti-US songs top pop charts in cities
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=87532
The 'arab street' reacts

Air Canada cuts flights as carrier bleeds red ink
http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/info/business/story.html?id=0E8B83C9-5A02-43FE-8D6A-C1EEEA1FEB44
The airlines' economic crisis worsens

Globalization's Evil Offspring
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52284-2003May13.html
The new, small world we live in.

Iraq Polls
http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm
Public opinion on the war

Gallup International Polles (Iraq)
http://www.gallup-international.com/surveys.htm
Source of numerous poll results

USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Iraq poll results
http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/2003-04-24-iraq-poll-results.htm
Latest results


Pravda.RU Washington’s ambitions cost the world a lot
http://english.pravda.ru/politics/2002/03/04/26763.html
Russia's view of US actions

The Observer | Special reports | 
http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,914914,00.html
The world economy at war

What Do We Say to the Kids? Talking about Violence and War 
http://peace.mennolink.org/articles/talkingtokids.html
Effect on our children

Some Muslims see new Crusades in Iraq campaign
http://www.fresnobee.com/24hour/world/story/804303p-5727260c.html
Muslims see a US 'Crusade' continuing

What the Arab Silence Means
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,434252,00.html
If Arabs aren't making much noise about America's war on Iraq yet,
that's because they're too busy being worried

Middle classes rush to buy guns as lawlessness spreads
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5944-680786,00.html
Panic in the cities

US plan to punish France
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5944-657085,00.html
The price the French will pay

Iraq: The Human Cost
http://www.opendemocracy.net/columns/view-14.jsp
Essential reading for all those concerned about the humanitarian
aspects of the crisis.

The Arrogant Empire
http://www.msnbc.com/news/885222.asp?0cv=KA01
America’s unprecedented power scares the world, and the Bush
administration has only made it worse. How we got here—and what we can
do about it now

Iraq - Implications for Travel & Tourism
http://www.barrie.foster1.btinternet.co.uk/page17.html
Anti-western sentiment in the Arab/Muslim world has continued to grow,
not least because of the collapse of Iraqi resistance to the invasion.

Panel: U.S. Must Invest in Iraq Long-Term
http://www.nixonlibrary.org/nrc/030313aSchlesingerPanel.shtml
The Bush administration should demonstrate America's long-term
commitment to Iraq by announcing a multiyear, multibillion dollar
reconstruction program, a panel of prominent scholars, former
officials and business leaders said in a report released Wednesday.

Iraq’s reconstruction and the role of the United Nations
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/policy/papers/iraqreconstruction/iraqreconstruction.html
This briefing note proposes principles of how the international
community should assist the people of Iraq in establishing their own
administration after the war.

Rebuilding Iraq
http://www.janes.com/business/news/jiaa/jiaa030428_1_n.shtml
Iraq has the means to pay for its rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Its massive proven oil reserves are second only to those of Saudi
Arabia.

How Will the Iraq War Change Global Nonproliferation Strategies?
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2003_04/cirincione_apr03.asp
Most now see this as a pivotal moment in world history, comparing it
to the years 1945-1947 when a small group in the White House led the
construction of the institutions that shaped the Western world
throughout the Cold War, including the United Nations, NATO, the World
Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the development of the
doctrine of containment.

Assessing the Long-Term Challenges
From, "How to Build a New Iraq after Saddam."
http://www.stimson.org/pubs.cfm?ID=80
The only practical definition of a “post-Saddam” regime is one in
which neither Saddam nor his immediate Tikriti entourage is in power.
Aside from that criterion, anything is possible: chaos, military
government, Ba‘ath rule, multiparty coalitions, Shi‘i dominance, de
facto division of the country into two or three parts, et cetera.

International Disaster Response in Iraq
http://www.elca.org/dgm/disaster/iraq.html
Action by Churches Together (ACT), an international disaster response
coalition. ACT's local partner, the Middle East Council of Churches
(MECC), through its network of churches in the region, has been
providing aid.

CARE: Emergency in Iraq
http://www.careinternational.org.uk/cares_work/emergencies/iraq/
Violence and looting, including from public institutions such as
hospitals and food warehouses has made it very difficult for CARE to
operate in Baghdad and other areas.

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Search terms used:
Iraq long-term effect
Iraq cities
Iraq economy

I hope you find this useful.  Please let me know by way of a Request
for Clarification if you need anything further, or if any of the above
is unclear.  I want to be sure you are satisifed with the cites I have
selected for you, particularly since the question is so broad. I would
appreciate it if you would hold off on rating my answer until I have a
chance to reply.

Sincerely,
Google Answers Researcher
Richard-ga

Thank You. That is what I have needed, no summary, no report, no
fluff, just the links. Now I'll be able to read through the links
myself and form my own perspective on the matter, rather than having
someone else push me into thinking in a certain manner. Thank you
again.

Here are a few:
Damage/repair of water treatment plants that provide water to
hospitals, homes and schools
http://www.careusa.org/newsroom/specialreports/victimsofwar/vow_021903_iraq.asp

10,000 Iraqi refugees camping in the desert
http://www.careusa.org/newsroom/featurestories/2003/mar/03252003_iraq.asp

War Situation Impacts Psychology of Americans
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200303/26/eng20030326_114038.shtml

Thank you for the additional links  jackburton-ga.