The news filled our minds with images of burning Iraqi cities, being blown apart, leaving the country in ruin, however, part of Iraq is miles from that, here is an amusement park in Sulaimaniya, in the Kurdish reigon of Iraq (Which is generally a peaceful place). From the picture below, you'd never guess it was Iraq
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It gives me hope that one day, eventually, the middle east will become peaceful, hopefully the day the addiction to oil ends.