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The House, the Burglar, and the Rescuer
Reader comment on item: Pipes calls war a success
in response to reader comment: Why would they be grateful ?!!
Submitted by John R. (United States), Apr 9, 2006 at 08:09
<<<<Yes, we are dictators there.
>>>>>.the US. the US controls the government the elections and the military right now. How is that not a type of dictatorship? >>>>>>>
With what goes on there, yes it is a dictatorship.
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Yes that is our purpose.
>>>.So why should the Iraqis be greatful>>.....
They should be grateful because Sadaam is gone and it is on it's way to becoming a democracy when our forces will have accomplished what they want to accomplish and leave.
>>>>>>>As far as they are concerned they were invaded, bombed, a war was started in their front yard, thousands are dying in the crossfire and all so that they can vote an unknown number of times for a governmnet that the US has built anyway.>>>>>>>>
We have removed Sadaam Hussein, we and many parts of the world are happy about that. He was a threat to the security and lives of not only unfortunate Iraqis but of the world. But the gratitude comes greatly outside of Iraq. When you said why the Iraqis should be grateful, well, we in the US are grateful, so we think the Iraqis should be as grateful as well. Not only that but we think the Iraqis should even be more grateful than us. Nevetheless, the Iraqis even by a little should be grateful, but not as grateful as we, the US population. Why? We got rid of Sadaam Hussein and his oppressive regime.
>>>>>I don't care what your political leanings are….if this happened to you would YOU be greatful? >>>>>
OK, let me imagine. In my house. There comes a burglar, he holds us hostage, threatenes us, basically run the house for us and appoints himself ruler. Someone outside notices what whas happening so they invaded the house and freed the people there from the burglar. The people are the Iraqis, Saddam is the burglar, and the US is the rescuer. Should the Iraqis be grateful? Yeah!!! Yes, if my analogy makes sense.
John R.
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| 1 | Fantastic... [8 words] | LaNell | Apr 19, 2010 19:55 | 171462 | |
| "Hello Muslims, You are adults but you need to listen to us". [215 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Ahmed | May 7, 2006 12:35 | 44987 | ||
 You choose your own destiny [213 words] | Mike Carroll | Mar 11, 2007 20:20 | 44987 | ||
| dude...calm down [66 words] | Tiffany | Apr 4, 2010 17:46 | 44987 | ||
| 1 | maybe YOU should be educated on Islam [62 words] | Rick | Nov 10, 2010 18:16 | 44987 | |
| Read more [128 words] | Abz | Sep 27, 2013 05:50 | 44987 | ||
| America is Grateful [112 words] | Populous | Apr 12, 2006 11:51 | 43031 | ||
| Operation Iraqi Freedom is a Failure [1044 words] | Pro-Israeli Democrat | Apr 10, 2006 12:21 | 42857 | ||
| Pro-Israeli Democrat [82 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Apr 11, 2006 07:16 | 42857 | ||
| Why would they be grateful ?!! [148 words] | Unbiased | Apr 8, 2006 02:58 | 42696 | ||
 The House, the Burglar, and the Rescuer [323 words] | John R. | Apr 9, 2006 08:09 | 42696 | ||
| unbiased -- Your bias is showing [367 words] | Robert D. Klimek | Apr 9, 2006 11:04 | 42696 | ||
| better analogy [73 words] | Bonnie | Apr 10, 2006 09:52 | 42696 | ||
| Analogy? [191 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Apr 11, 2006 07:08 | 42696 | ||
| Why China [2 words] | John R | Apr 11, 2006 07:20 | 42696 | ||
| the question is .. [155 words] | Unbiased | Apr 12, 2006 12:34 | 42696 | ||
| Re: [324 words] | Unbiased | Apr 12, 2006 13:29 | 42696 | ||
| False Compassion [832 words] | Robert D. Klimek | Apr 15, 2006 12:13 | 42696 | ||
| to unbiased [127 words] | AS | Mar 12, 2007 07:23 | 42696 | ||
| Assessing success [285 words] | Bjorn Merker | Apr 6, 2006 14:10 | 42553 | ||
| I agree Bjorn but... [254 words] | Tim Bush | Apr 8, 2006 16:24 | 42553 | ||
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| Saint Popeye [294 words] | Robert D. Klimek | Apr 6, 2006 11:39 | 42324 | ||
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| 2 | Maybe More Folks in US should take time to read Georges Sada's Book. [234 words] | Kathy | Jan 2, 2007 22:11 | 42174 | |
| 1 | EVERYONE SHOULD READ "SADDAMS SECRETS BY GEOGES SADA [83 words] | DAVID BERNARD | Jan 9, 2007 09:33 | 42174 | |
| 1 | The media, "Searching for the truth", does not recognize it. [97 words] | Wm P Thompson | Apr 27, 2007 22:46 | 42174 | |
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| 3 | Georges Sada [111 words] | Jennifer Yon | Sep 24, 2007 02:40 | 42174 | |
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