Letter: Unleashing U.S. culture on Iraqis

Friday, May 2, 2003 | 5:31 a.m.

Now that we have overthrown Saddam Hussein and President Bush has announced that Operation Iraqi Freedom is a fait accompli, at an astonishingly easy and politically cheap cost of human life and military casualties, I want to know: When are the Iraqi people going to enjoy the benefit of programs of mass democratic entertainment? Shows like "Jerry Springer" and the highly educational "The People's Court"?

Also, corporate behemoths like Bechtel and Halliburton have won billion-dollar contracts to rebuild Iraq. Have any Nevada corporations gotten in on the gravy boat to build casinos in downtown Baghdad? What about gentlemen's clubs like the Crazy Camel Too? Why should we be left out of the spoils, when we have such urgent needs to boost our economy to balance our revenue-poor state budget?

JAMES RICHARD LUCAS

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