This is a first: a sensitive article about the suffering of people in Iraq

"After the American troops departed in December, life became more difficult for the thousands of diplomats and contractors left behind. Convoys of food that had been escorted by the United States military from Kuwait were delayed at border crossings as Iraqis demanded documentation that the Americans were unaccustomed to providing.  Within days, the salad bar at the embassy dining hall ran low. Sometimes there was no sugar or Splenda for coffee. On chicken-wing night, wings were rationed at six per person. Over the holidays, housing units were stocked with Meals Ready to Eat, the prepared food for soldiers in the field.""  With this sentence, I was in tears and shivering.  I never ever read about more cruel suffering than this.  This is just inhumane. Where is the international community?  (thanks Robert)