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Originally Posted by julian265
Most interviews with Iraqis that I've watched show that they don't think they're better off. You may believe otherwise, and I'm not going to argue with you about it because it can't be proven one way or the other without touring the place...
Either way, many civilians have suffered because a 3rd party decided to impose its will on the country. It will take years for enough stability to return, to allow what I would regard as a healthily functioning government. Assuming of course that the right people emerge from the chaos, to govern.
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I dunno, Julian, from everything I have heard it seems they want troops to leave....but not yet. They are afraid of the Iranians, afraid of chaos between their own groups, etc.. It seems also that they feel more secure these days.
I recently read an article that quoted a former US enemy in Iraq who said the US has made mistakes, but at least they weren't breaking into homes and chopping off heads. The rebuilding of Iraq is the largest such undertaking since the Marshal Plan.
This whole thing went off topic because someone asserted, by a misrepresented video, that there were no rules and no morality in war. They used a very graphic video from US forces to prove their point. Their underlying point was obviously that US forces are out to kill civilians or went into engagements without any thought given to civilian casualties. In fact, the video actually showed rules of engagement being followed.
I am reminded of a video of a Japanese pilot (or survivor from a ship) blowing himself up with a grenade as a US ship pulled along side to pick him up. Of course, this WWII video is usually misrepresented as US sailors shooting a poor guy lost at sea. It's sickening.
The disdain, the outright prejudice against the US is tangible sometimes. It gets old and far too often, the silence of others is deafening.
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