Iraqis Question U.S. Actions on Gov't

[Alistar7]

On the streets of the capital, most Iraqis agree the country must have a government that gives people a voice, respects human rights and excludes members of Saddam's ruthless Baath Party.

But many express suspicion at the U.S. timetable. There's too much to do, they say, in so little time.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Until three weeks ago, Jasam Khalaf spent his entire life under Baath Party rule. Now it's over, and ? from his vantage point in the slums of Thawra ? he's ready for the next chapter


"We are tired," Khalaf, 27, said.

"We want a government that gives us our rights," he said, strolling Wednesday down the street in flip-flops, past garbage-choked streets and roaming sheep and goats in the neighborhood once known as Saddam City.

Still, he and other Iraqis are worried: They fear American forces are moving too fast in their efforts to form a post-Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) administration ? and that the results will fall short of what they hope for.


Funny, acording to some people here they want us out of there immediately. Seems like the majority want us to stay and get it right, and be slower and deliberate, rather than reckless in our haste. At least THEY understand, lol.

 

[BarneyFife]

The situation is very touchy because of those "senior clerics" or should I say ringleaders. A group of deranged old men that lead the masses like sheep. If they say "Kill the US", those idiots will do it. Those same senior ringleaders have also boycotted government meetings so it doesn't look good.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: Alistar7

Funny, acording to some people here they want us out of there immediately. Seems like the majority want us to stay and get it right, and be slower and deliberate, rather than reckless in our haste. At least THEY understand, lol.

Where does it say what the majority of the Iraqis want? I just saw what one guy and some unnamed, uncounted "other Iraqis" want.

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: BarneyFife
The situation is very touchy because of those "senior clerics" or should I say ringleaders. A group of deranged old men that lead the masses like sheep. If they say "Kill the US", those idiots will do it. Those same senior ringleaders have also boycotted government meetings so it doesn't look good.

They boycotted the first meeting and have been part of every one since. They are holding these meetings and setting up the Iraqi intem govt now WITHOUT US invlovement. They had a meeting yesterday where we were supposed to be there to oversee, nobody from the US even came. Let them make their own decisions, but don't sit and tell us what they want when they can obviously speak for themselves. They even realize it's a long, hard road, that we couldn't just walk away.

 

[Alistar7]

The use of the terms the author who conducted the interviews used, "most", "many", all imply a simple majority at the very least. Is that the best criticism you can come up with?

How about the ANTI-US crowd, Iranian clerics, pushing for an Islamic state. They attempted to use the pilgrimage to set up a HUGE anti-us/pro-Islamic state rally, why not, they were at least a million people there. Less than 3,000 stayed. Would you call 3,000 out of one million plus a majority?