Kurds no longer like President Bush

[sabra]

http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/english/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=69527&NrIssue=2&NrSection=4

Kurds no longer like President Bush

Sulaimaniya - Voices of Iraq


Sulaimaniya, Feb. 13, (VOI) – Kurds no longer like U.S. President George W. Bush as they once used to.
Immediately after ousting the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein, in April 2003, by a military coalition that was headed by the United States of America, there was a huge demand, in Kurdistan region of Iraq, to pruchase photos of President Bush and the flag of the United States of America.

Like thousands of Kurds in Iraq, Hama Ibrahim used to have two large photos in his house’s guest room; one of President Bush, and the other of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Those two photos are not in their places anymore. "I removed them both after the latest Turkish military operation against Kurdistan," Ibrahim said to Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq - (VOI), adding "that was my way of condemning the American position regarding that Turkish aggression."

The majority of average Iraqi Kurds are currently like Ibrahim. They perceive America in an entirely different way when compared to 2003. The United States of America, for Kurdish people in Iraq, is no longer a trustworthy friend or reliable ally from now on.
There are almost no Kurdish individuals in the Iraqi Kurdistan nowadays that want an American flag, or a photo of President Bush.
In a photo-lab in Sulaimaniya, works 34 years Kurd, Barween Ghareeb. "After toppling the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein, there was a huge demand in Kurdistan to buy photos of President Bush, along with cartoons of Saddam," Ghareeb said to VOI. She proceeded "This demand is now trivial. Kurds stopped buying photos of President Bush," asserting "in fact, no one in Kurdistan is even asking about a photo of President Bush these days."

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Sheren Kareem, a 45 year old Kurd school teacher, summarizes how Kurds today feel about the United States of America. "At the beginning, we heard that America would liberate both Arabs and Kurds in Iraq, but what America did was not liberation," Kareem said to VOI, and she added "Instead of one Saddam, now we have tens of his style, and Turkey is attacking Kurdistan, while Americans say and do nothing." Kareem speculated, "I think that Turkey was given an American green-light to carry out these attacks on us."
Kurdish journalist, Towana Ottoman, explained this phenomenon to VOI, saying "Kurds should understand that the United States of America has interests and aims greater than the Kurdish people in Iraq," asserting "Kurds should not believe that America would convert their hopes to facts."
MH/SR

[atreides1]

1. You Think The Kurds Would Have Figured It Out

The US has a record of pissing on friends when the need arises. The Kurds should ask Saddam about that, oops I guess they can't now!

[Olney Blue]

2. Bush has left a trail of broken hopes in every way imaginable on

every corner of the earth.

[sabra]

3. the word Bush is probably considered a curse these days in Iraq...

[zonmoy]

5. more like around the world.

I suspect that he is quickly reaching the top of the list of most hated people of history. With all other americans coming up right behind him.

[robcon]

4. I think the thesis is unsupported...

"The majority of average Iraqi Kurds are currently like Ibrahim."

Why should we believe they used to like *, and now don't? Picture and U.S. flag sales??? The article is mere hypothesizing, IMO.

Lame excuse for an article, IMO. It may be true, but just as likely it's untrue.

[Javaman]

6. The Kurds have a history of being screwed over by various nations.

They knew it was just a matter of time before we threw them overboard.

I don't think they ever really "liked" moron*, they were just riding along in hopes of them getting their own republic.

But like all other times in history, their "benefactor" found it more convenient to pitch them under the train than actually support them.

[NNN0LHI]

7. Their leaders hiding out in the Green Zone have no qualms about throwing the Kurds under the bus

Why should they. You can bet they are living the high life with the best food, liquor and women American taxpayers money can buy. They are loving every minute of it.

Don

[lpbk2713]

8. Kids no longer like pResident Bush.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:




(Sorry Sabra. I just had to)

[tabasco]

9. Yeah, letting people bomb the shit out of you has a tendency to do that.

File this in the "no shit, Sherlock" file.