Who brought us to this stage? link to My FX Buddies Blog This is a question that runs through the mind of the Iraqi today as he walks through closed commercial streets, reading signs on their doors saying "Closed in protest against the customs tariff," and trying to understand how a technical file called "Prior Declaration" and "ASYCUDA System" turned into a strike that paralyzes Baghdad's markets and threatens a new series of price increases. This report attempts to link the current image of the strike with the roots of the financial and economic crisis that prompted the government to tighten tax collection, the pressures experienced by merchants, and the expected results on the street and the citizen, leading to the  ...