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The Arab street hasn't accepted the real loss.
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I think few people in the world would see the end of Saddam's time as a loss. But the Arab street in many countries seems to be unable to accept the real loss: all of the Arabs who fought the US and Brits.
Watching CNN was such a learning experience. Every so often, they'd have a weapon come up on the screen so you knew what they were talking about. And I remember one battle in the desert in southern Iraq was going badly because of fierce fighting. So first the US bombed. Then they used a plane called the worthog. It has all automatic guns on it's wings. So every quarter meter or so of ground gets a bullet. The area is called a kill zone. That was it for the Iraqi troops. Not to mention the bombs for those who defended Baghadad. Or pickup truckloads of jihadists.
The Arab Street doesn't know why Saddam's loyalists didn't fight. They did. They fought. And they died.
And that's just one of the horrors of war I realized for the first time.
Watching CNN was such a learning experience. Every so often, they'd have a weapon come up on the screen so you knew what they were talking about. And I remember one battle in the desert in southern Iraq was going badly because of fierce fighting. So first the US bombed. Then they used a plane called the worthog. It has all automatic guns on it's wings. So every quarter meter or so of ground gets a bullet. The area is called a kill zone. That was it for the Iraqi troops. Not to mention the bombs for those who defended Baghadad. Or pickup truckloads of jihadists.
The Arab Street doesn't know why Saddam's loyalists didn't fight. They did. They fought. And they died.
And that's just one of the horrors of war I realized for the first time.
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As a percentage, I don't believe people were "nationalistic" regarding Saddam's Iraq. That's why there's resentment towards the UN within Iraq. In other worlds France Germany and Belguim made points with the Arab Street and loss points with Iraqis. (including Kurds).
THe Syrians, Egyptians, and others who crossed Iraq's borders to fight were indeed extremists.
What in heavens name were you referring to when yo mentioned nationalist to the core"? Many were fighting because they were compelled to fight. Some fought because they were die hard Baath facists! THe AMERICANS are liberators not conquerers.
ASK THE IRAQI PEOPLE!!!!!:yes: :wave: