What reason did you have to destroy iraq ? Kicking them out of kuwait was more then enough. Your actions to invade and destroy all government and infrastructure caused indescribeable pain in the region. I have been to baghdad many times, not to secure military bases but to civilian parts. Your comments behindscreens thousands of miles away mean nothing for the real life... You may continue talking how "right"you are, you know nothing.
By destroy Iraq do you mean the initial invasion (in which case that's what happens when an army takes over a country by force) or do you mean post major combat aka occupation (in which case any damage and/or loss of innocent life after that point is the sole cause of insurgents aka your fellow Muslims)?
Your comments are exactly why change is needed in that region of the world. You, and apperantly the civilian parts of Baghdad you've been too, have this 'Blame American/West' mindset that essentially removes any and all responsibility for your actions and places it on us.
Instead of blaming the insurgent who's shooting at American forces (why exactly is he doing that? They're there to keep the peace in the country while it gets sorted out, not to be shot at...oh, that's right, he's shooting at them because...well, because why again????), and then they return fire (after waiting for 30 minutes getting shot at to get permission to engage, something no other military would ever do but we do anyways because we want to be "fair" to the same civilian population that has elements shooting at us), and because they actually have more tools for the job than an AK-47, civilians end up getting hurt and/or killed (because, the insurgent didn't pick the middle of no where to engage, he picked a crowded market/civilian area, so he could get away and/or make sure the American's hurt as many civilians as possible), and
we're the ones that get blamed?????
Lets make up an analogy even a ME Muslim should be able to understand:
1.) You have a crowded room, with no way out. (Iraq, post major combat)
2.) In it is a group of men, walking around the room, and they're carrying large sticks for security, else the others in the room will end up killing each other. (men with sticks = US, others = different Iraqi's)
3.) A F'ing idiot comes into the room, throws a bunch of venomous snakes - that fly - everywhere. (insurgents ((aka fellow Muslims)), AQI ((aka fellow Muslims)))
4.) The men beat the venomous snakes down, and because they're in a room packed with people, the people they're there to protect from themselves get hurt. (US forces combating insurgents in crowded population densities, with civilians getting hurt)
5.) This analogy cannot be changed or added to.
Who should we blame for the people getting hurt?
The civilians? No, they're supposed to be there.
US forces? No, post major combat, they need to be there to maintain security.
F'ing idiot insurgents? According to you, apperantly not....
Strange, strange view of Reality you have there.....
Chuck