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To: LindyBill who wrote (55966)	7/24/2004 2:36:52 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793927

Chief Wiggles nails the problem with Iraqi reconstruction. The place appears full of far left wing Democrats. I expect we'll be hearing the same sort of the thing from delegates in the next few days. :-) ____________________________________________________________ Why do they blame the USA? chiefwiggles.blog-city.com I am going to attempt to put words to further define the Iraqi mentality, but in doing so I hope none of you will be offended by this meager attempt. I don't mean to insult anyone by making this endeavor, only to try to put words to clarify what I have concluded. This is also just my own interpretation based on the individuals that I have come in contact with. By no means is this all inclusive but merely my perception. I'm doing this because the question above was asked of me and in no way am I trying to stereotype them. It appears that after having been controlled and brain washed in every way by Saddam Hussein for the past 30 years, not to speak of the years previous to that, the Iraqi people have a tendency to blame those in charge for anything and everything that happens. They seem to need to blame someone or hold someone other than themselves responsible for the events occurring in their life. At times they say "In Shalla" to everything, as if to hold God totally responsible for what happens in their life, everything being according to God's will. All of this to say they have no control and are not responsible for the events of their life. Their deductive reasoning skills seem to be influenced and negatively affected by what they appear to see on the surface and by the rumors which get spread about every event. The rumor mill churns out rumors, which are accepted at face value, believed, and spread. Without knowing the underlying facts, they draw conclusions about what is happening based on the irrational gossip being spread. They seem to concentrate on the present, on the day to day, forgetting what happened in the past. They focus on the way things are for the moment and who is in charge of taking care of those things for the moment. The difficulties of the past are easily forgotten, replaced by thoughts of the way things are right now. They tend to be very emotional people, their reasoning and interpretive skills tied directly to their emotions. These emotions tend to be negative, without much hope, and with very little positive ideas regarding what might happen in the future. I am sure that because of their past plight under the rule of Saddam that many of them have taken on a fatalistic, defeatist attitude. Even right after the war when utilities were down, many of the citizens were calling for the return of Saddam, claiming that at least under his rule they had electricity and water. To think like this would appear to be totally ludicrous, if one was to recall all the suffering and torturing that went on before and if one could imagine what life might be like in the near future with all the possibilities. It appears that they have quickly forgotten the times when Saddam favored the Sunnis and discriminated against the Shiites. Under Saddam's rule they did not have the freedom to say what ever they thought, or to meet in large groups whenever they wanted, or to protest or demonstrate against who is in charge. They speak out against us now because they can. They blame us now because we are in charge. They expect us to take care of them and prevent such open acts of aggression from happening. They have to blame someone. They have to point their finger at someone, holding anyone outside of God responsible, because surely God wouldn't allow such a terrible thing to happen. For the most part, I found them to be somewhat emotionally immature by our standards; many times feeling like I was dealing with teenagers. They tend to be pessimistic, and overall negative. I am sure their past has influenced their way of thinking, not giving them much hope for the future. Their past has probably completely impacted their ability to be positive and optimistic. Well that is my take on things. I did meet many people who were not like this, but for the most part these tendencies existed in most of the people I debriefed. Also, that is not to say that many of us don't have the same tendencies or propensity to be negative, with an inclination to blame others for our own mishaps. That is it for now. Have a good day.