Reply #54: "All Iraqis" is an exaggeration [View All]

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my bad. There are certainly Iraqis, particularly those who were victims of Saddam's atrocities, who support a temporary US occupation and are hopeful that some sort of democracy will develop out of this.

But there is a huge factor which we as a nation have failed to come to grips with. Iraqis, more so than many cultures, are *extremely* proud of their country and their heritage--regardless of the acts of their leader. That is why our invasion of their country is analagous in every way to us being invaded by a country like North Korea or China--no matter *how* bad it got here, you wouldn't support that, and neither would I.

Add to that the fact that invading another country outside of self-defense is in every way ethically and morally wrong (another topic, another thread). Add our apparent willingness to attempt to sweep horrific prisoner abuse under the rug, and I am 100% convinced that no, they really, really want us the hell out of there.

If you haven't checked out this blog, this is the real stuff, posting from Baghdad. You'll get a point of view which is absent from US media:

http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/