Pissed off Iraqi civilians - NOT

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How did we know where the POW was in the hospital?  A civilian told a soldier.  Actually a couple of civilians did.  Told them the exact room she was in.   Oh and here you go, here\'s an article from yesterday.  Hmmmm, maybe there is a side benefit to us wanting to counteract terrorism.  The people will be free to say what they want and how they feel. Something several people on this site have taken for granted.

You guys do realize that saying bad stuff about your government is common place around these parts, but if you do that in IRaq you get hung right?  OK, just checking.

http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/72646.htm

CIVILIANS BRING GIS GOOD CHEER
 
By BRIAN BLOMQUIST
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April 3, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - American forces are finally getting friendlier greetings from Iraqi civilians two weeks into the war, and the United States is speeding up its effort to help the people with food and other aid.
A cheering crowd of several hundred Iraqis greeted soldiers in the Army\'s 101st Airborne in the city of An Najaf.

Some even pointed to hideouts used by Saddam Hussein\'s thugs.

An Najaf is a holy city to the Shia Muslims who have been oppressed by Saddam\'s Sunni regime, giving U.S officials hope that goodwill toward America there will spread to other cities in southern Iraq, where the greetings have been less exuberant.


 
One U.S. official hoped for a "domino" effect from An Najaf.

Patrick Clawson, an expert on Iraq at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said the cities of An Najaf and Karbala are unique because they have a large network of Shia clerics who can assert control quickly after Saddam is gone.

"There\'s an automatic power structure to which things can return in [An] Najaf if Saddam\'s rule starts to look a little shaky," Clawson said.

Clawson said civilians in other cities would openly embrace U.S.-British forces when they\'re certain Saddam is gone.

I heard the story about the POW this morning. An Iraqi doctor saw the her being slapped around. He walked six miles to the nearest town where coalition soldiers had control. He told them of her and they asked him to go back and mark down all the details of the location. He walked another six miles back to the hospital, dodging bombs of course, and got the info. He then walked back to the troops to give them the info.

There are heros on both sides.

Ace

Another heartwarming story...

A US soldier helped an Iraqi woman give birth and the newborn was named America...

:laughing:I hope that was a joke.

Poor kid. Imagine the names they\'d call \'em at school!

Probably his Iraqi age-mates wont be born with the help of an American soldier.Or probably they wouldnt like their new regime so much:D

What\'s so funny?

It was reported in a major newspaper here in NY...

Do you find something negative in anything good that comes from this war? Or that everything the US does is evil?

I was thinking about this earlier today.  We can\'t assume that everything is black and white when it comes to the Iraqi\'s opinions of their liberators.  Obviously there will be different individuals who hate the US invasion, and welcome it... but think about this:

What if an Iraqi is convinced he hates the United States.  He pulls a pistol out of the trunk and takes a few shots at a passing convoy of US vehicles.  Then when the US Army has overrun his position, he throws away the pistol and runs out to greet them with cries of "Democracy, Whiskey, Sexy!"  This is not as hard to believe as it may seem.  Maybe a lot of these people are only considering their own self interest.  Whichever side it\'s safer to be on at any given moment in time.  I think that makes a lot of sense, and it could happen anywhere.

Thats a pretty good assesment that I havent thought about untill now(when you brought it up) either core.