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Originally posted by BlueGoose
I disagree. I don't think it's turned into the hell hole that it's portrayed to be. Iraq is rejuvinating and while there seem to be attacks daily they still seem to be isolated to only 2 major cities: Fallujah and Baghdad.
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here's a pretty good blog from an Iraqi in Iraq:
http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/
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There was a time when people here felt sorry for the troops. No matter what one's attitude was towards the occupation, there were moments of pity towards the troops, regardless of their nationality. We would see them suffering the Iraqi sun, obviously wishing they were somewhere else and somehow, that vulnerability made them seem less monstrous and more human. That time has passed. People look at troops now and see the pictures of Abu Ghraib… and we burn with shame and anger and frustration at not being able to do something. Now that the world knows that the torture has been going on since the very beginning, do people finally understand what happened in Falloojeh?
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So yeah, a populace who doesn't want us there and an american public that is tiring of all the scandal and mismanagement, it does sound like Vietnam.
Honestly, I don't know much about Vietnam in detail, it predates me. I'm going to look around for a good factual book on it. Anyone have any suggestions? Seems like a good summer read given the current situation.
here:
http://www.independent.org/tii/news/040503Marina.html
is an interesting article comparing Vietnam and Iraq.