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  1. omQ R

    omQ RGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    A tad paternalistic, no?

  2. ElRay

    ElRay said, 4 months ago

    It’s especially off-putting because: 1) It’s not the troops that are saying it’s time to leave, and 2) Many of the Iraqi forces think there’s no room for improvement and they need any U.S. mentoring.

  3. stinkfoot

    stinkfoot said, 4 months ago

    They don’t want to change, they have been fighting each other for so long that’s all they know to do.They want our help cause they know that the people in that country will go right back to the ways they know the best. Danmed if we do,danmed if we don’t.

  4. oldlegodad

    oldlegodadGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    Where is Sadaim Hussein when you need him? Oh yeah…

  5. DrCanuck

    DrCanuck said, 4 months ago

    Ha! You wish. The Iraqis are thrilled to see the American occupation forces leave.

  6. Gladius

    Gladius said, 4 months ago

    Doc
    Anyone would be happy to see foreign troops leave. However, that doesn’t mean that quite a few Iraq citizens aren’t worried about future violence. I recently had an Iraqi student who was worried about her family and what might happen to them when Amaerican troops left.

  7. DrCanuck

    DrCanuck said, 4 months ago

    Gladius: without doubt. One can’t expect to see a monolithic Iraqi culture all agreeing on anything anymore than one could expect to see all Americans agree on their government or health care, as attested to by these blogs.

    The Sunnis, Shia, and Kurds now have to work out their power sharing. Further, al Qaeda will be hitting everything, trying to get the American military to stay in Iraq. Yes, it’s going to get messy.

  8. dtroutma

    dtroutma said, 4 months ago

    Gladius- when we dissolved their military and police forces under the Bremmer policies- WE created chaos, and it will still take more time for THEM to restore order. I wish them the best of luck, WITHOUT our troops.

  9. Gladius

    Gladius said, 4 months ago

    My post was NOT aimed at keeping our troops there. It WAS a comment that many in Iraq are worried. A point this cartoon makes. I think the toon goes a bit far but it has SOME basis. I do agree with Doc’s assessment.

  10. dtroutma

    dtroutma said, 4 months ago

    Yep.

  11. Corosive Frog

    Corosive Frog said, 4 months ago

    Sooky Rottweiler says;

    I guess Iraq could use a few rotties for defense…