Annan proclaims that the average Iraqis’ life is much worse now than under Saddam. Do you think the Kurds think they were better off under Saddam than they are today? I really doubt it! And how can it be a civil war when those who are fighting are coming from Syria and Iran? That sounds more like an invasion to me.

The level of violence in Iraq is “much worse” than that of Lebanon’s civil war, outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in an interview aired Monday. Speaking to the British Broadcasting Corp., Annan agreed that the average Iraqi’s life is worse now than it was under Saddam Hussein and called the situation in the country “extremely dangerous.”

“Given the level of violence, the level of killing and bitterness and the way that forces are arranged against each other, a few years ago, when we had the strife in Lebanon and other places, we called that a civil war; this is much worse,” Annan said.

Last week, when asked by reporters whether the fighting in Iraq could be considered a civil war, Annan said “almost.”

Maybe if Annan is so concerned with the “average Iraqis,” he would send in UN troops and secure the border between Syria and Iraq. That would help to cut down on the violence in Baghdad.