Rebel
08-19-2004, 11:06 PM
I will try to keep it brief. I stopped posting my 2 page opinions about 2 years ago as I thought it turned people off and they didn't want to read it.
I don't think there are too many people that thought the Iraqis would hate us for liberating them. I also don't think there are too many people that think the Iraqis had it good under Saddam. It appears there are sects that hate the US for what we did and to me, they ACT like they'd rather be under Saddam, Ie. Al Sadr. Al Sadr's father was killed by Saddam. You'd THINK he would be grateful for the US liberating them, providing them freedom of speech, which HAS been witnessed, and freedom of religion, again, which HAS been witnessed....of course I know Saddam was a secular leader. With that said, ....
....Iran has issued threats. They have basically stated they would strike our troops first, if necessary. (Yeah, the country that took Iraq out TWICE in just a few days, you know, the country that you were at war with for 8 years, uh huh, yeah, you're going to do somthing). However, Iran is having inner problems with students that want to be free. Their regime is on the brink. They have also noticed that many Iraqis aren't taking our presence well. Could they be thinking that they could squash their pseudo-revoloution in the making by bringing themselves into war with us? The silent hatred for Saddam's regime seemed to fade once a "Christian" nation came into Iraq. Could this be the reason Iran is talking the talk? To garner a sense of nationalism? "I" think this analogy is merited and welcome anyone who thinks I am wrong.
I don't think there are too many people that thought the Iraqis would hate us for liberating them. I also don't think there are too many people that think the Iraqis had it good under Saddam. It appears there are sects that hate the US for what we did and to me, they ACT like they'd rather be under Saddam, Ie. Al Sadr. Al Sadr's father was killed by Saddam. You'd THINK he would be grateful for the US liberating them, providing them freedom of speech, which HAS been witnessed, and freedom of religion, again, which HAS been witnessed....of course I know Saddam was a secular leader. With that said, ....
....Iran has issued threats. They have basically stated they would strike our troops first, if necessary. (Yeah, the country that took Iraq out TWICE in just a few days, you know, the country that you were at war with for 8 years, uh huh, yeah, you're going to do somthing). However, Iran is having inner problems with students that want to be free. Their regime is on the brink. They have also noticed that many Iraqis aren't taking our presence well. Could they be thinking that they could squash their pseudo-revoloution in the making by bringing themselves into war with us? The silent hatred for Saddam's regime seemed to fade once a "Christian" nation came into Iraq. Could this be the reason Iran is talking the talk? To garner a sense of nationalism? "I" think this analogy is merited and welcome anyone who thinks I am wrong.