Quote Originally Posted by ali_ababa View Post
Lebanon is a mess:

Not only that, but armed with a legitimate parliament and a spanking new constitution, [Iraqis] are on the right path towards democracy, modernism, and national unity
Doesn't Lebanon have a parliament and a Constitution? Didn't they have a civil war and stop it?

According to the CIA

Per Capita GDP

Iraq: $1,900.
Lebanon: $5,900

Unemployment Rate

Iraq: 25-30%
Lebanon: 20%

Life Expectancy

Iraq: 69.31 years
Lebanon: 73.15 years