State of the Union-- improvements in daily life?
The President just cited the work of provincial reconstruction teams in Iraq and their efforts "to make sure improved security was followed by improvements in daily life."
I want to quickly draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation of 2.4 million internally displaced Iraqis, as laid out in the International Organization for Migration's 2007 Iraq Displacement Year in Review. Only 22 % have access to the public food distribution system and 31 % say that their property is occupied by other citizens. The U.S. can and should be doing much more to ensure that internally displaced Iraqis have access to food, shelter, clean water, and medical care.
I want to quickly draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation of 2.4 million internally displaced Iraqis, as laid out in the International Organization for Migration's 2007 Iraq Displacement Year in Review. Only 22 % have access to the public food distribution system and 31 % say that their property is occupied by other citizens. The U.S. can and should be doing much more to ensure that internally displaced Iraqis have access to food, shelter, clean water, and medical care.

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