Refugee camps can cause problems, too

"Humanitarian agencies are already drawing up plans for huge refugee camps inside and around Iraq's borders, although many are concerned they will only add to the country's problems.
'When refugees and displaced persons start collecting in camps,' [Brookings Institute's Carlos] Pascual said, 'you get a vulnerable population -- and a lot of unemployed men -- who are subject to attack, recruitment and internal violence. This is where you often get further radicalization, and the camps themselves become a source of the problem.' "

source
DeYoung, Karen & Ricks, Thomas E. (The Washington Post). No U.S. Backup Strategy For Iraq. March 5, 2007.

posted: wednesday, march 7, 2007, 8:32 PM ET
update: wednesday, march 7, 2007, 8:11 PM ET

tags: iraq refugee