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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: JDN who wrote (485579)11/3/2003 10:42:44 AM
From: cnyndwllr  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
You may be right that the vast majority of Iraqis don't want us to leave yet, but then again, you may be wrong. The Iraqis are very adept at telling those in power what they think they want to hear. The ones that are voting with their lives and are not getting a wage, are voting against us and many of those that say they want us to stay for a short while are sitting by and watching it happen at best, and cheering for the home team at worst.

It's not just their opinion that counts, it's the depth of their convictions. When I see the civilian population mourning the loss of international and U.S. lives, and celebrating the loss of lives of the guerrilla insurgents, that's when I'll feel that the "real" Iraqi sentiment is on the side of our occupation. Let's see them put their lives on the line to support what we're doing there before we say they are on "our" side.
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