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Politics : Fahrenheit 9/11: Michael Moore's Masterpiece -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (1490)	7/1/2004 10:26:51 AM
From: Kenya AA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2772

You don't seem to be seeing the end of that sentence very clearly so I've bolded it for you. Now try reading it again: 'Iraqis are not free today. They gained freedom from Saddam Hussein, but are not able to exercise their sovereignty.' K

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (1490)	7/1/2004 10:38:15 AM
From: zonder	Respond to of 2772

'Iraqis are not free today. They gained freedom from Saddam Hussein, but are not able to exercise their sovereignty.' That means what it says: Iraqis are now free of Saddam but they cannot exercise their sovereignty. Hence, they cannot be considered "free" in the real sense of the word. Examples of grammatical context: (1) "Iraqis gained freedom from oppression" [Meaning, Iraqis are now free from oppression. It does not mean "oppression" gave freedom to Iraqis] (2) "With her recent divorce, she gained freedom from her brutal husband" [Meaning, she is now free of her brutal husband. It does not mean her ex-husband gave her freedom] Glad to be of help :-)