Whatever happened to.....

Anybody notice that the "new" Iraqi flag hasn't been seen since the day it was unfurled!

In every public appearance or special event the commonly accepted flag, which was used prior to the events of the last year has been used. As it should be, since the people of Iraq should have been given the option of picking a new flag, not a bunch of bureacrats! While there may have been many proper reasons for a change, the way it was handled pretty well guaranteed failure from the day it was first displayed.

Controversial from the get go, the "new" flag never seemed to gain widespread acceptance and in fact only served to further complicate the task at hand. Instead of providing some semblance of normalcy to a decidedly troubled country, the new flag only seemed to stir up emotions even further. The colours had no resonance with the people and conspiracry theories were a hard currency when it was first introduced to a less than overwhelmed populace. The kiss of death no doubt a slight similarity to the flag of Israel.

Like the days of the "new" coke, the "new" flag has just disappeared.