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04/09/2003 Archived Entry: "Interesting day in the world"
...and strangely enough it was exactly what I expected.
You see, I don't like war. I don't like it one solitary bit. But I have never doubted the horrors of Saddam. I've heard from Iraqi's on TV and radio that talked about the 'disappearing' family members and the bribery and all the little things that Iraqi citizens had to do to get along in their world. I used to work with an Iraqi who stole a horse and rode it to Greece (via Turkey) to get away from Saddam...you don't do that just because you disagree with the leader's politics unless those politics are likely to get you killed.
Today, seeing the Iraqi's jumping up and down on the statue of Saddam...well, I could see the jubilation in their eyes. There were men on the street saying "thank you, thank you, Mr. Bush!" and giving a big thumbs-up. There were others smacking portraits and statues with their shoes...a huge insult in the Arab world. These people are not faking their appreciation of freedom, they are revelling in it.
Further to that they showed looting...but I feel it's pretty justified...the now-dying regime (and the sanctions against it) was forcing these people into poverty while the powerful were living opulent lives. It's time the the money that bought those gold-rimmed toilets went into the hands of the people.
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I agree that the Iraqi people should get their riches back. Which is why I disapprove of the looting done by the US soldiers from the Presidential Palace. Have you noticed that when the Iraqi's went in and took stuff it was called 'looting' and when the US soldiers took stuff it was called 'taking a souvenir'? Posted by Lis @ 04/10/2003 04:57 AM PST |
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"I used to work with an Iraqi who stole a horse and rode it to Greece (via Turkey) to get away from Saddam" Why horse? Coudn't he get a car? Posted by John @ 04/10/2003 12:22 PM PST |
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If you drive a car, you gotta use a road, and there aren't many roads there. Also an issue with border crossings. Posted by Greg @ 04/10/2003 12:25 PM PST |