Baghdad residents: Anxious, weary over U.S. withdrawal

[sabra]

Source: CNN

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Most Iraqis who spoke to CNN said they follow U.S. political news closely. They said what happens in America and what is decided about the war in their country will have a direct impact on their lives.

There is no shortage of people who say the American troops should leave, and leave now.

"They came and destroyed the country, nothing less nothing more. It was them who started this sectarianism in the country," said a man who would not give his name in a majority Shiite neighborhood.

Many others agreed that continued American troop presence is hurting their country.

"It is true when they first came, they got rid of the former regime, the Baathists. They got rid of them, but they didn't provide us with security and stability in Iraq. They destroyed the Iraqi economy, they destroyed Iraq," another man said.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/16/iraq.civilians/index.html

[Barrett808]

1. "At the same time, 51 percent said they prefer the current system over Saddam Hussein's reign"

At the same time, 51 percent said they prefer the current system over Saddam Hussein's reign compared to 23 percent who said they prefer the old regime, according to the poll, conducted by the British-based Opinion Research Business.

What's up with that? That claim files in the face of a lot of the reporting I've seen in the last couple of years.

[truthisfreedom]

2. 51% prefer baseball bat to knees over hammer to forehead.

[movonne]

3. I don't believe that they like it better now...we can see if they really

wanted to get rid of saddam they could have...look at the way they have fought us and we have more big guns than they do..

[rapturedbyrobots]

4. what's up with your logic?

just because they prefer the pretense of representative democracy to an outright dictatorship does NOT mean they want an invading army occupying their country and terrorizing the population.

[Barrett808]

5. Welcome to DU, Raptured

Great handle!

:hi:

[Tempest]

6. Once again a CNN headline doesn't match the story

At least they apologized to Moore for lying about Sicko.

[damntexdem]

7. Sure, the U.S. under the Bushistas destroyed Iraq. But look at the other side of the issue:

The Bushistas have also been destroying the U.S. Hey, it's not like the American people got an exemption, or something!