Iraq a country full of animals?

OldJeff · 04-01-2004

I do not find it at all surprising.

Disgusting, yes but not at all surprising.

Right after the fall of Saddam it was easy to see everyone dancing in the streets chanting and cheering, because it was Saddam that was making their life suck, "America freed them, now they will have 5 TV's and 3 cars each like the American's do"

Reality set in and these people realize their life still sucks, must be the Americans fault.

I don't believe you can go from brutal dictatorship to democracy very easily, people that have never had freedom simply do not know how to handle it.

I think the transition from Iron Fist to Freedom needs to be slower. Unfortunately that streaches or involvement. There is no win here that I can see.

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04-01-2004	#11
OldJeff Cantankerous Loony Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 468	I do not find it at all surprising. Disgusting, yes but not at all surprising. Right after the fall of Saddam it was easy to see everyone dancing in the streets chanting and cheering, because it was Saddam that was making their life suck, "America freed them, now they will have 5 TV's and 3 cars each like the American's do" Reality set in and these people realize their life still sucks, must be the Americans fault. I don't believe you can go from brutal dictatorship to democracy very easily, people that have never had freedom simply do not know how to handle it. I think the transition from Iron Fist to Freedom needs to be slower. Unfortunately that streaches or involvement. There is no win here that I can see.