To: i-node who wrote (440755 ) 12/15/2008 11:48:41 PM From: tejek Read Replies (1) | Respond to Okay, so pro-Sadr, anti-American extremists were overjoyed with the shoe incident. Across much of the Arab world on Monday, the shoe-throwing incident generated front page headlines and continuing television news coverage. A thinly veiled glee could be discerned in much of the reporting, especially in the places where anti-American sentiment runs deepest. But the fact is that the vast, vast majority of Iraqi citizens were offended by the action. You'd be hard-pressed to find any news coverage of THAT. But almost all Iraqis would agree that the behavior was totally inappropriate and the act should never have been carried out. Most Iraqis, in fact, recognize that they are far better off today than at any time in memory. And ALL know that if that nitwit had thrown a shoe at a visiting dignitary under Saddam he would have been executed before they could get him out of the room. Iraq is a much different place today as a result of Bush's determination, and pretty much everyone appreciates the new-found freedom. A very small minority are in the camp the shoe-thrower is in.
