READER COMMENTS

As Iraqis, we are ready to vote for al-Maliki only if he will promise to fulfill the following demands for us. 1- Providing job opportunities and paying the welfare salaries for all the unemployed. 2- Providing electricity, water and services in a reasonable way similar to what is available in neighboring countries. 3- Repairing and developing the irrigation networks. Carrying out a national planting and cultivation campaign in order to save us from the sand storms and the dust which is affecting us all along the year. 4- Implementing a national housing campaign through establishing housing units. 5- Implementing a national campaign to macadamize all streets and alleys in cities. 6- Implementing a national campaign for building schools in order to meet the shortage in school buildings. 7- Implementing a national campaign for building hospitals and clinics in cities and rural areas. Implementing a program of a modern healthcare and safe neighborhoods for the senior specialized doctors that comprise their houses and clinics similar to the Green Zone so that they could practice their profession without fear of gangs, kidnappings and murder acts which have spread throughout the country. 8- Mr President, we do not call on you to eradicate administrative corruption completely because we know that this has become part of the lives of Iraqis but at least you should set reasonable controls for thefts so that they do not exceed the reasonable limits. For instance, you could allow project managers to rob 10% of the cost of the projects. (May Allah curse whoever brought us to this conviction). 9- We do not want to reduce the salaries of officials and MPs given that this seems to be impossible and will bring about the collapse of the political system in the country. Yet, you should grant the other Iraqis even the crumbs of the cake. 10- Eventually, you should perceive Iraqis equally regardless of their religion, sect or nationality.