The Christian Science Monitor says life in Iraq today is both good and bad, with people living in daily chaos but still hopeful for the future. Many who have the money have already fled abroad.
The International Herald Tribune says Iraq remains "the ultimate welfare state":
"Western advisers, the International Monetary Fund and Iraq's top economists all agree that these huge subsidies will cripple plans to diversify and free up the economy. But they also know the likely consequences in the streets if the subsidies are cut anytime soon. For now, basic economic reforms are hostage to the Iraq's political fragility and its mass unemployment."
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