From riches to rags in Iraq's 'Fertile Crescent'

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Uploaded by on Dec 14, 2009

It was once called the Fertile Crescent, but now Iraq's fields lie fallow. In the Najaf area south of Baghdad, which used to feed much of the country, farmers didn't even bother to cultivate their fields this year. Drought has brought water levels to dangerously low levels and with no irrigation, the fields are too parched to plough. Duration: 01:25

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  • rice my ass

    Someone get them some water, opium prices are rising quickly!

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