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In pictures: Iraqis react to handover

i always like the "week in pictures" features.

It does show the general consesus of what we are hearing on the news as well. The iraquis are happy the interim govt is in power now, and security is the #1 concern still within the country.
 
Originally posted by: Acanthus
i always like the "week in pictures" features.

It does show the general consesus of what we are hearing on the news as well. The iraquis are happy the interim govt is in power now, and security is the #1 concern still within the country.
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I agree, this is like a fresh start to tackle the terrorism problem and basicly just buys the US more time to deal with the problem and now with alot more help from the Iraqies themselves I hope
 
interesting,
the people are lot happier about the transfer than I though. I guess the anti-amiercan sentiment spawned from the sense of occupation rather than anything else. It's gonna be an interesting thing to watch fo sure
 
The new Iraqi "government" doesn't control anything of importance. This is all wishful thinking in the face of velvet imperialism.
 
Wow, lots of hatred towards the US and Bush there!

It's too bad our liberal US media (CNN) doesn't interview more common Iraqis like these.
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

It's too bad our liberal US media (CNN) doesn't interview more common Iraqis like these.
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That sort of journalistic honesty might damage our self-image as a nation. And we can't have THAT!
 
While it's certainly true that those are real people from Iraq. How do we know what the average militia member is thinking (the guys with the guns!)? Right now they are probably in some warehouse building a truck bomb. It is important to take in their account before declairing all clear. (Sorry for being the everloving pessimist.) I certainly don't think that each one of the interviews should be some guy with his face covered holding an AK shouting death to America, but I still think its strange that there isn't one dissenter for each group of nine people.
 
Originally posted by: ManuelOKelly
While it's certainly true that those are real people from Iraq. How do we know what the average militia member is thinking (the guys with the guns!)? Right now they are probably in some warehouse building a truck bomb. It is important to take in their account before declairing all clear. (Sorry for being the everloving pessimist.) I certainly don't think that each one of the interviews should be some guy with his face covered holding an AK shouting death to America, but I still think its strange that there isn't one dissenter for each group of nine people.
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Maybe they should march into Fallujah and ask a masked militant what he thinks.
 
Originally posted by: ManuelOKelly
While it's certainly true that those are real people from Iraq. How do we know what the average militia member is thinking (the guys with the guns!)? Right now they are probably in some warehouse building a truck bomb. It is important to take in their account before declairing all clear. (Sorry for being the everloving pessimist.) I certainly don't think that each one of the interviews should be some guy with his face covered holding an AK shouting death to America, but I still think its strange that there isn't one dissenter for each group of nine people.
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its more of an insight on what the quiet majority has to say
 
Originally posted by: Czar
Originally posted by: ManuelOKelly
While it's certainly true that those are real people from Iraq. How do we know what the average militia member is thinking (the guys with the guns!)? Right now they are probably in some warehouse building a truck bomb. It is important to take in their account before declairing all clear. (Sorry for being the everloving pessimist.) I certainly don't think that each one of the interviews should be some guy with his face covered holding an AK shouting death to America, but I still think its strange that there isn't one dissenter for each group of nine people.
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its more of an insight on what the quiet majority has to say
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It's kind of like conservatives, you know, that quiet majority in the United States that always seem to baffle liberals when they win elections. Conservatives dont spend alot of their time forming activist groups and making alot of noise, they just vote. They have jobs, so they dont have time to put a bunch of metal in their face and travel across the country to protest a WTO meeting.
 
Originally posted by: MrGrim257
Originally posted by: Czar
Originally posted by: ManuelOKelly
While it's certainly true that those are real people from Iraq. How do we know what the average militia member is thinking (the guys with the guns!)? Right now they are probably in some warehouse building a truck bomb. It is important to take in their account before declairing all clear. (Sorry for being the everloving pessimist.) I certainly don't think that each one of the interviews should be some guy with his face covered holding an AK shouting death to America, but I still think its strange that there isn't one dissenter for each group of nine people.
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its more of an insight on what the quiet majority has to say
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It's kind of like conservatives, you know, that quiet majority in the United States that always seem to baffle liberals when they win elections. Conservatives dont spend alot of their time forming activist groups and making alot of noise, they just vote. They have jobs, so they dont have time to put a bunch of metal in their face and travel across the country to protest a WTO meeting.
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ermm..... no.. the quiet majority in the US are the moderates of both sides
the vocal minorities are from both sides of that political spectrum
 
Originally posted by: ManuelOKelly
Is that anything like the Silent Majority of the Vietnam war era?
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it takes alot to motivate moderates to step away from their prefered party
 
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