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Originally Posted by Danzig

iraq might have an issue having to rebuild a country that we trashed for them, don't you think? kind of a sticky situation in that regard. wouldn't telling them that they have to be willing to help themselves in a bit of bad taste? wouldn't that be like you going to your neighbors house because you think the hubby is a bully, trashing the place, taking hubby to jail,and telling the wife and kids they need to clean it up-that you'll help her if she decides to first show she'll help herself?

No , really I think that the people in Iraq wanted freedom , I think they wanted us to help them but I dont think they or us expected the radical violence that ensued. But at the same time they have the means to help in their own re-building along with us , they are not a poor country as they have oil reserves. You cant put a bullied wife and a nation of people in the same analogy , I truly believe that most normal day Iraqi'a viewed us as someone that would help them ,they just couldnt predict that so many would be against them.