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To: yard_man who wrote (3571)	12/17/2003 9:25:26 PM
From: NOW	Respond to of 110194

that makes three of us then...so what of it?

To: yard_man who wrote (3571)	12/18/2003 4:41:40 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 110194

OT - I think longer term the whole story would work against the interests of the US in the muslim world. If you defeated a regime there is no need to humiliate his leader, no matter how cruel he was, as it shows your weakness, that is the last thing your enemy should pick up. So when he learned that Hussein had emerged meekly from his burrow last weekend and surrendered to U.S. forces without firing a shot, Abu Yasser said he was aghast. "We feel he either should have fought, or if he was surrounded and there was no other way, committed suicide. That's what we were expecting," he said. "When he didn't, it wasn't a surprise for us. It was a shock." Since Sunday, Baghdad has been buzzing with talk of the ousted president's surrender. Some Sunni Muslim supporters are suggesting that he did not fight because he was drugged by the CIA. Some detractors are wondering whether they could have ousted Hussein on their own. A feeling that Hussein had shamed all Iraqis by failing to stand his ground was expressed by both supporters and opponents in a series of conversations here. Abu Yasser, a 40-year-old owner of a watch shop, said he was no fan of the fallen president. A member of Iraq's long-repressed Shiite Muslim majority, he said the end of Hussein's rule was welcome. But not this way. "He was the head of state, the symbol of the country. It was his duty to fight," Abu Yasser said. "Frankly, he let us down." washingtonpost.com