Akex Gibney, you should be ashamed of yourself for letting your political agenda cloud your reasoning. Your biased garbage is putting our armed forces in danger. By criminalizing our administration who responded appropriately to the 9-11cowardly attacks, you are adding fuel to the minds of extreme muslims. And no, I am not a right winger who is loyal to Republicans. I agree with some of Obama's ideas and other democrats. Think about the implications your biased documentaries have.
@chiris1101 -- Fool. America is STILL the world's leading promoter of violence & terror. The War Industry over 60 years has initiated more than 50 elective wars & conflicts, murdering more than 10 million people simply because their deaths enabled greater corporate profits. Your apologetics for censoring warcrimes & criminal abuses are on the same level as excusing Nazi atrocities. You are a treasonous fascist facilitator hiding behind a faux-Patriotic veneer.
@starmanskye Fool? Treasonous fascist fascilitator? Man, you are brilliant! I will give you the benefit of the doubt and pretend you are just a naive individual who has been mislead by conspiracy theorist and/or far left idelogues who, no matter what, believe corporate America is evil and is the cause of all social problems. If we follow your destorted reasoning, you are probably one of those who are convinced the "chupa cabra" was Dick Chaney's creation to exploit poor Mexican peasants.
they should take every single soldier who tortured another human being (wether they were terrorists or not) and torture them 3 million times worse than they tortured dilawar, that would make me smile :)
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What now that we have the government we voted for? No more economic growth, only socialism and welfare. Guantanimo is rumored to be shut down on 21 January, where are all the murderous scum going to be moved to? Hopefully to France, where they can kill and maim to their hearts content.
Buck Farack!!!!!!
Buck Farack!!!!!!
Buck Farack!!!!!!
(ouckfbama just didn't sound right)
What are you all going to do in 1 week, when Bush is retired from the elected Presidency? No more cyberbegging.
They put in who they want in. Look at the previous president, Bush. He lost the majority vote, and was still put into office. This is common knowledge. All government officials are high rankers from the megacorporations.
"GO ISRAEL!!!!! KILL THOSE FUCKING HAMAS TERRORISTS AND ANYONE THEY HIDE BEHIND!!!!!!!!" (clownjms). Do you realize you just advocated killing innocent people? Debating with people like you is obviously an ego boost, but you and mahammadabba are so unintelligent I can't get any pleasure from our debates. Cya stupid.
No, I am not advocating killing innocent people. The murderers are the Hamass's that fight from behind innocnt women and children. You don't want to debate, you want to call names and insult America.
Sounds like a nice deal but the liberal counter insurgancy would be hell to put up with, one minute theyll be burning flags on my arrival the next theyll be teaching my subordinates about how evil and imperialistic they are.
Get rid of the Che T-Shirts we all KNOW you have billions of stashed away in your universities and I might reconsider.
What exactly are you implying? that Bush is the motivation of my political interests, and that I am simply a person who hates Republicans? It's kind of hard to communicate with such intellectual dregs as yourself; however, I am willing to try. Obama is a Wall Street puppet and no I am not some Genovese or Gambino family boy lover. You sir are just chasing your tail around and spewing forth the shit you eat along the way. Good day.
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this film reflects Bush and the administration of using "scare tactics" to win votes and policy in this country. They manipulated the laws and twisted the truth and created immunity to protect themselves. This is sad chapter in American history.
How strong is the rest of the world? If you look at back the Noremburg Trial, the court laid down the laws and punished those responsible committing war crimes. This is no different.
You must be referring to the hundreds of thousands the anti-American terrorists killed in Iraq. If you don't like it, why not run for office and not support the war? You might be elected President, too.
Ya mahammadabba we should give up liberties to protect our freedom. Could you pass the paint chips? You must be the happiest person in the world. If drueling were a sport, you would be the next Jordan or Tiger.
some of them could not be, have your tiny little brain thought about that? ...if you want to become a demon to catch demons, ok, but that will turn you into a demeon too.. such a narrow view of the whole situation... how sad...
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Yes, how sad of me to want to catch and kill terrorists. Makes me a terrorist of terrorists. I only want to remove only the ones that want to hurt my country and the rest can live their lives.
How's that for a narrow view of the situation. How happy.
Violence begets violence. It does not help the U.S. when innocent arab cab drivers are murdered in addition to scores of women and children in the name of "freedom" and "peace"
soulrazr, I agree that violence begets violence. If 9/11 hadn't happened we would all be living our lives much happier and in a better world. You can thank your hijacking terrorist friends for f#cking up the world. They indirectly killed this taxi driver as we would have never been in Afganistan if the twin towers hadn't been attacked. Attack begets a quest for safety and removal of fear.
you're a fucking idiot! You poor son of a bitch, you don't realize that YOU'RE next do you? People like you are totally uninformed about what is going on. They don't protect the border and let all these fucking military mexicans in here with their gangs like MS 13 and lord knows who else. You think they care about terrorists? Please man wake up! Fuck Obama, McCain, Clinton, Huckabee, Romney, Guliani, etc...fuck em all! (police state) (ring of power) watch these two movies with everyone you know!
So who is to blame for a mafia style mexican terrorist organization in America? Yea, fuck the man, fuck the government, fuck anyone who supports America. Vote for ofuckyomamaobama and see how fucked up America will get in a matter of months.
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no my friend, if you can read english you would see he is not on list pertaining to 911ATTACKS.....hes on a list for US Cole bombing etc....i lost two buddies on 9-11, you know nothing....maybe you should remove whats ever up YOUR ass....
FBI's most wanted list. Gee, he has put out video's claiming victory on 9/11.
So he's the world's biggest scumbag. You are splitting hairs over the horrible things he has done. Of course, if you had a life you wouldn't be claiming a worthless terrorist is somehow not to blame. Believe what you want, this is human life on the planet Earth. Better yet, you have the new and improved internet to tell you what to think.
Restore America - On 911 America was blindsided (Out of the Blue). As you know we have since went INTO THE BLACK. Our Constitution and way of life is Compromised and YOU have since been stripped of many of your Guaranteed Rights including the writ of Habeas Corpus. For More Info see YTVideo v=dslP59PrSVY Restore America! VOTE!
For anyone who's interested I have uploaded the full documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" on my channel. I think it's very necessary for everyone to watch this documentary so as to get a better grasp on what's going on in our world in the name of freedom, democracy and America. It's up to everyone to stop this type of shameful behavior, whether done by Americans, Iraqi's, Canadians, British, French or whatever else. This is not the type of thing modern civilized humans should be doing. Wake up!
For anyone who's interested I have uploaded the full documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" on my channel. I think it's very necessary for everyone to watch this documentary so as to get a better grasp on what's going on in our world in the name of freedom, democracy and America. It's up to everyone to stop this type of shameful behavior, whether done by Americans, Iraqi's, Canadians, British, French or whatever else. This is not the type of thing modern civilized humans should be doing. Wake up!
For anyone who's interested I have uploaded the full documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" on my channel. I think it's very necessary for everyone to watch this documentary so as to get a better grasp on what's going on in our world in the name of freedom, democracy and America. It's up to everyone to stop this type of shameful behavior, whether done by Americans, Iraqi's, Canadians, British, French or whatever else. This is not the type of thing modern civilized humans should be doing. Wake up!
Well, i think the vast majority of people are not tribal rivals. They are just people. So sure, Sunni MILITIAS are trying to take back power, but it is the militants who want the USA there for exactly what it is causing - instability. When America leaves, yes the shit will hit the fan. But that is how change is really made. Not through America killing people and calling it freedom.
From what I understand the marines and US military overall, have won over the Iraqi people who have had enough of the insurgents , terrorists, death squads. The behavior of the troops toward the people have gone a long way toward changing thier minds. So don't spit on the troops. This isn't Vietnam where people like you get a pat on the back for doing so.
Well, I have no special connection to American troops so i feel my sarcasm is legitimate. However, since I know the difference between policy and duty I will retract. I storngly challenge your notion that Iraqis want an occupying force in their country, and if some do it is only because America destroyed their chance for stability. But I believe the vast majority of Iraqis - like 95% - feel having America there makes things worse.
There is no doubt that the Sunni Arabs who lost thier mentor with Sadam, don't want the US there. The Shia are divided somewhat with Sadr and his attempt to ursurp power through his anti everyone death squads, but the Kurds are happy, and the overwelming majority of Iraqis like thier new freedom, with a government that must support all the people. Stability in Iraq is growing everyday as the country stands on its own without a brutal dictator. And they have asked the US to stay.
I challenge your final claim. This is not true; perhaps you did not know of a BBC/ABC/NHK poll (taken on the day of Petraeus' testimony) of Iraqis that found that most Iraqis actually condoned attacks on American troops, even the Shia and Kurds. When it came to the Iraqi military, however, these numbers drop dramatically.
LOL, I guess you have a point that may be hard to refute in the name of polls. I know that the Iraqis have always considered it more acceptable to attack US troops than Iraqi citizens. I suppose that would be true in most any country. But I am wary of the polls themselves and how exactly the questions were asked, who was polled, what selection of the country was polled etc. Since most media lives in and does not leave the green zone, how accurate can these polls be? I don't trust the data.
I suppose it would be logical(according to mr Spock) that it becomes an issue of who can you trust? The polls or what has actually occured during the last year. The Sunnis have turned to the US troops for protection from Al Quada as much as they have turned to the government. Yet this is the group who most wanted the US to leave (and targeted them accordingly) so they could return the status quo as it was during Sadams tenure. Sadr and his death squads were no friends of the troops either.
anyone who has anything good to say about america after watching this movie,is mentally retarded
livingmartyr1 9 months ago
rodolfodoce, your ignorance and stupidity exceeds your ability to grasp even what you are saying. You make fools look very bright.
chiris1101 1 year ago
Mark 8:35-36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Cocothebastard 1 year ago
Watch the Zday New York speech by Peter Joseph. It is awesom! Peace! Freedom! Education!
buckfush12 1 year ago
Illuminati
aroundtheworlda 1 year ago
Akex Gibney, you should be ashamed of yourself for letting your political agenda cloud your reasoning. Your biased garbage is putting our armed forces in danger. By criminalizing our administration who responded appropriately to the 9-11cowardly attacks, you are adding fuel to the minds of extreme muslims. And no, I am not a right winger who is loyal to Republicans. I agree with some of Obama's ideas and other democrats. Think about the implications your biased documentaries have.
chiris1101 1 year ago
@chiris1101 -- Fool. America is STILL the world's leading promoter of violence & terror. The War Industry over 60 years has initiated more than 50 elective wars & conflicts, murdering more than 10 million people simply because their deaths enabled greater corporate profits. Your apologetics for censoring warcrimes & criminal abuses are on the same level as excusing Nazi atrocities. You are a treasonous fascist facilitator hiding behind a faux-Patriotic veneer.
starmanskye 1 year ago
@starmanskye Fool? Treasonous fascist fascilitator? Man, you are brilliant! I will give you the benefit of the doubt and pretend you are just a naive individual who has been mislead by conspiracy theorist and/or far left idelogues who, no matter what, believe corporate America is evil and is the cause of all social problems. If we follow your destorted reasoning, you are probably one of those who are convinced the "chupa cabra" was Dick Chaney's creation to exploit poor Mexican peasants.
chiris1101 1 year ago
@chiris1101 you want information fox news stile. fair and balanced. don t you satan little puppet?
love the cannibal america that rapes all in the path to total destruction.
go and eat and drink your poisons(sodas and fast food gmes) and die
rodolfodoce 1 year ago
they should take every single soldier who tortured another human being (wether they were terrorists or not) and torture them 3 million times worse than they tortured dilawar, that would make me smile :)
fuckamerica109 2 years ago
@fuckamerica109 america says fuck you right back
sweetsilnce 2 years ago
i dont care what america says, i dont listen to terrorists
fuckamerica109 2 years ago
@fuckamerica109 its in your best interest to listen
sweetsilnce 1 year ago
"murderous scum" you are a murderous scum scummo
Anomiman 2 years ago
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What now that we have the government we voted for? No more economic growth, only socialism and welfare. Guantanimo is rumored to be shut down on 21 January, where are all the murderous scum going to be moved to? Hopefully to France, where they can kill and maim to their hearts content.
Buck Farack!!!!!!
Buck Farack!!!!!!
Buck Farack!!!!!!
(ouckfbama just didn't sound right)
What are you all going to do in 1 week, when Bush is retired from the elected Presidency? No more cyberbegging.
buckfarack1 3 years ago
You think we have the government we voted for?
Wow.
They put in who they want in. Look at the previous president, Bush. He lost the majority vote, and was still put into office. This is common knowledge. All government officials are high rankers from the megacorporations.
Psychentist 2 years ago
Oh, look, my screen name is buckfarack1!!!! I'm special!!!!! I blame yobama for all my social and mental problems!!!!
bwahahahahhahahahaaa
buckfarack1 3 years ago
Says the person who said "waa waa no more bush waa waa" as an argument in a debate? Get a clue.
buckfush12 3 years ago
No, buckfush said: 'waa waa no more bush waa waa'
clownjms 3 years ago 2
Lol, and now you want to play the "no you did" game.
And people wounder why America acts like a retarded 12 year old with a crack habbit and a rocket launcher.
buckfush12 3 years ago
America has no wonder why we are fighting as-queer-duh in Iraq. The terrorists ARE crack fiends with rocket launchers.
And I riterate, your name says it all:
buckfush says: "waa waa boo hoo president bush is the source of all my mental and social problems waa waa boo hoo"
clownjms 3 years ago
Maybe its the widespread lack of ability to spell?
Psychentist 2 years ago
The issue is not that cut and dry. You are just uninformed, uneducated and unintelligent.
buckfush12 3 years ago
buckfusher, you are far less intelligent than you think.
clownjms 3 years ago
And people wounder why America acts like a retarded 12 year old with a crack habbit and a rocket launcher.
buckfush12 3 years ago
buckfush is talking about the palistinians (actual retards with a death wish and rocket launcher)
GO ISRAEL!!!!! KILL THOSE FUCKING HAMAS TERRORISTS AND ANYONE THEY HIDE BEHIND!!!!!!!!
clownjms 3 years ago
"GO ISRAEL!!!!! KILL THOSE FUCKING HAMAS TERRORISTS AND ANYONE THEY HIDE BEHIND!!!!!!!!" (clownjms). Do you realize you just advocated killing innocent people? Debating with people like you is obviously an ego boost, but you and mahammadabba are so unintelligent I can't get any pleasure from our debates. Cya stupid.
buckfush12 3 years ago
No, I am not advocating killing innocent people. The murderers are the Hamass's that fight from behind innocnt women and children. You don't want to debate, you want to call names and insult America.
clownjms 3 years ago
Do you have minority groups in America from other nations?
If yes then you also fight with human shields in front of you.
Think about that for a second.
SecretTrollAccount1 2 years ago
Please, could someone from Iran 'invade' America and save us from buckfarack???
We would shower you with flowers and let you steal our oil!!!
clownjms 2 years ago
Sounds like a nice deal but the liberal counter insurgancy would be hell to put up with, one minute theyll be burning flags on my arrival the next theyll be teaching my subordinates about how evil and imperialistic they are.
Get rid of the Che T-Shirts we all KNOW you have billions of stashed away in your universities and I might reconsider.
SecretTrollAccount1 2 years ago
Don't you realize that that would serve the war effort?
Psychentist 2 years ago
What exactly are you implying? that Bush is the motivation of my political interests, and that I am simply a person who hates Republicans? It's kind of hard to communicate with such intellectual dregs as yourself; however, I am willing to try. Obama is a Wall Street puppet and no I am not some Genovese or Gambino family boy lover. You sir are just chasing your tail around and spewing forth the shit you eat along the way. Good day.
buckfush12 3 years ago
buckfush (your name says loads) you are saying:
waa waa boo hoo no more bush to blame for all my mental and social problems waa waa boo hoo
mahammadabba 3 years ago 3
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I had your mom take that up for me in every sense of the phrase.
buckfush12 3 years ago
buckfush says: waa waa no more bush waa waa
clownjms 3 years ago 2
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this film reflects Bush and the administration of using "scare tactics" to win votes and policy in this country. They manipulated the laws and twisted the truth and created immunity to protect themselves. This is sad chapter in American history.
How strong is the rest of the world? If you look at back the Noremburg Trial, the court laid down the laws and punished those responsible committing war crimes. This is no different.
We are a nation of law. We cannot afford
to ignore this issue.
Minister1515 3 years ago
Ya, and someone forgot to mention the 100's of thousands saddam murdered... oops, we just 'forget' this little fact....
mahammadabba 3 years ago 2
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how about the hundreds of thousands we murdered,ooops we just forgot this little fact also...
migo53333 3 years ago
You must be referring to the hundreds of thousands the anti-American terrorists killed in Iraq. If you don't like it, why not run for office and not support the war? You might be elected President, too.
mahammadabba 3 years ago 3
mingo, you must be realllly pissed that Israel is kicking terrorist ass.
mahammadabba 3 years ago 3
Ya mahammadabba we should give up liberties to protect our freedom. Could you pass the paint chips? You must be the happiest person in the world. If drueling were a sport, you would be the next Jordan or Tiger.
buckfush12 3 years ago
buckfush, I would never try to take away your first place in drooling. How did you stop masturbating long enough to type that?
mahammadabba 3 years ago 2
this is one fucking dead video. Who is sick of talking heads making no sense?
mahammadabba 3 years ago 2
Wow, I see the terrorists don't like me making comments here. Too bad.
mahammadabba 3 years ago
Just saw "Taxi to the Dark Side" today. Knocked my f#cking socks off. Thank you for making it, and keep up the great work!!
WadeBlazingame34 3 years ago
It's now time to coddle the terrorists and give them more rights than the average American citizen.
Maybe we can give some sort of war subsidy for their pain and suffering? Poor terrorist, I feel so sorry for them now.
hahahhhahahahahahaaa
mahammadabba 3 years ago
some of them could not be, have your tiny little brain thought about that? ...if you want to become a demon to catch demons, ok, but that will turn you into a demeon too.. such a narrow view of the whole situation... how sad...
Athrek 3 years ago
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Yes, how sad of me to want to catch and kill terrorists. Makes me a terrorist of terrorists. I only want to remove only the ones that want to hurt my country and the rest can live their lives.
How's that for a narrow view of the situation. How happy.
mahammadabba 3 years ago
Violence begets violence. It does not help the U.S. when innocent arab cab drivers are murdered in addition to scores of women and children in the name of "freedom" and "peace"
Soulrazr 3 years ago
soulrazr, I agree that violence begets violence. If 9/11 hadn't happened we would all be living our lives much happier and in a better world. You can thank your hijacking terrorist friends for f#cking up the world. They indirectly killed this taxi driver as we would have never been in Afganistan if the twin towers hadn't been attacked. Attack begets a quest for safety and removal of fear.
mahammadabba 3 years ago
you're a fucking idiot! You poor son of a bitch, you don't realize that YOU'RE next do you? People like you are totally uninformed about what is going on. They don't protect the border and let all these fucking military mexicans in here with their gangs like MS 13 and lord knows who else. You think they care about terrorists? Please man wake up! Fuck Obama, McCain, Clinton, Huckabee, Romney, Guliani, etc...fuck em all! (police state) (ring of power) watch these two movies with everyone you know!
UGOTDAJACK 3 years ago
So who is to blame for a mafia style mexican terrorist organization in America? Yea, fuck the man, fuck the government, fuck anyone who supports America. Vote for ofuckyomamaobama and see how fucked up America will get in a matter of months.
mahammadabba 3 years ago 2
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I fail to undertsand your logic.
plunk08 3 years ago
I fail to understand the logic of liberal democrats. They want to give American rights to war criminals.
mahammadabba 3 years ago 2
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what rights are you referring to?
plunk08 3 years ago
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Bin Laden is not on FBI most wanted list...reason, not enough hard evidence linking him to the crime...
migo53333 3 years ago
migo53333 managed to lie the following: "Bin Laden is not on FBI most wanted list...reason, not enough hard evidence linking him to the crime..."
Really? Is that why when one googles 'fbi bin laden' he shows up on the most wanted?
Why is it you refuse to accept reality? Is it because your head is so far shoved up your ass you haven't seen daylight since 9/11?
bwahahahhahahhahahhaaa
mahammadabba 3 years ago 2
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no my friend, if you can read english you would see he is not on list pertaining to 911ATTACKS.....hes on a list for US Cole bombing etc....i lost two buddies on 9-11, you know nothing....maybe you should remove whats ever up YOUR ass....
migo53333 3 years ago
migo, yawn.... binladen is a terrorist on the
FBI's most wanted list. Gee, he has put out video's claiming victory on 9/11.
So he's the world's biggest scumbag. You are splitting hairs over the horrible things he has done. Of course, if you had a life you wouldn't be claiming a worthless terrorist is somehow not to blame. Believe what you want, this is human life on the planet Earth. Better yet, you have the new and improved internet to tell you what to think.
mahammadabba 3 years ago 4
You guy's are FUCKED hope you like your new world order!!
docherenow 3 years ago
The only way we are going to get anything at all done in this country is to take back the power. After all it is our country we should have a say.
IKSDoomie 3 years ago
Restore America - On 911 America was blindsided (Out of the Blue). As you know we have since went INTO THE BLACK. Our Constitution and way of life is Compromised and YOU have since been stripped of many of your Guaranteed Rights including the writ of Habeas Corpus. For More Info see YTVideo v=dslP59PrSVY Restore America! VOTE!
ib2fast 3 years ago
For anyone who's interested I have uploaded the full documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" on my channel. I think it's very necessary for everyone to watch this documentary so as to get a better grasp on what's going on in our world in the name of freedom, democracy and America. It's up to everyone to stop this type of shameful behavior, whether done by Americans, Iraqi's, Canadians, British, French or whatever else. This is not the type of thing modern civilized humans should be doing. Wake up!
intellectualscum 3 years ago
For anyone who's interested I have uploaded the full documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" on my channel. I think it's very necessary for everyone to watch this documentary so as to get a better grasp on what's going on in our world in the name of freedom, democracy and America. It's up to everyone to stop this type of shameful behavior, whether done by Americans, Iraqi's, Canadians, British, French or whatever else. This is not the type of thing modern civilized humans should be doing. Wake up!
intellectualscum 3 years ago
For anyone who's interested I have uploaded the full documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" on my channel. I think it's very necessary for everyone to watch this documentary so as to get a better grasp on what's going on in our world in the name of freedom, democracy and America. It's up to everyone to stop this type of shameful behavior, whether done by Americans, Iraqi's, Canadians, British, French or whatever else. This is not the type of thing modern civilized humans should be doing. Wake up!
intellectualscum 3 years ago
Thank you Amy Goodman and Democracy Now for trying to get the Truth Out!
EvilDoer35 3 years ago 3
our president and cheney must be arrested and tried as war criminals...
cortegon88 3 years ago 9
@cortegon88 you want Obama arrested? You mean Bush, I think. Regardless, you are still an idiot....
chiris1101 1 year ago
I hate how conservatives are so duped by national leaders and how they criticize liberals as Anti-American.
ndesai256 3 years ago 12
assuming they were duped. or you mean the actual people, and not the politicians
RedPandaBoy 3 years ago
yeah the voting masses.
ndesai256 3 years ago
this director has balls and cares about america,
I feel sorry for all the military forced to participate in the war that is just fodder for NWO(Federal Reserve) whom we are enslaved ,
davidcononie 4 years ago 3
Well, i think the vast majority of people are not tribal rivals. They are just people. So sure, Sunni MILITIAS are trying to take back power, but it is the militants who want the USA there for exactly what it is causing - instability. When America leaves, yes the shit will hit the fan. But that is how change is really made. Not through America killing people and calling it freedom.
ODDMANtheone 4 years ago 2
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This person isn't worth the spit from a marine.
gerry301 4 years ago
Especially when that Marine is spitting on an Iraqi citizen.
ODDMANtheone 4 years ago 4
From what I understand the marines and US military overall, have won over the Iraqi people who have had enough of the insurgents , terrorists, death squads. The behavior of the troops toward the people have gone a long way toward changing thier minds. So don't spit on the troops. This isn't Vietnam where people like you get a pat on the back for doing so.
gerry301 4 years ago
Well, I have no special connection to American troops so i feel my sarcasm is legitimate. However, since I know the difference between policy and duty I will retract. I storngly challenge your notion that Iraqis want an occupying force in their country, and if some do it is only because America destroyed their chance for stability. But I believe the vast majority of Iraqis - like 95% - feel having America there makes things worse.
ODDMANtheone 4 years ago 2
There is no doubt that the Sunni Arabs who lost thier mentor with Sadam, don't want the US there. The Shia are divided somewhat with Sadr and his attempt to ursurp power through his anti everyone death squads, but the Kurds are happy, and the overwelming majority of Iraqis like thier new freedom, with a government that must support all the people. Stability in Iraq is growing everyday as the country stands on its own without a brutal dictator. And they have asked the US to stay.
gerry301 4 years ago
I challenge your final claim. This is not true; perhaps you did not know of a BBC/ABC/NHK poll (taken on the day of Petraeus' testimony) of Iraqis that found that most Iraqis actually condoned attacks on American troops, even the Shia and Kurds. When it came to the Iraqi military, however, these numbers drop dramatically.
Freshmanwave 3 years ago
LOL, I guess you have a point that may be hard to refute in the name of polls. I know that the Iraqis have always considered it more acceptable to attack US troops than Iraqi citizens. I suppose that would be true in most any country. But I am wary of the polls themselves and how exactly the questions were asked, who was polled, what selection of the country was polled etc. Since most media lives in and does not leave the green zone, how accurate can these polls be? I don't trust the data.
gerry301 3 years ago 2
I suppose it would be logical(according to mr Spock) that it becomes an issue of who can you trust? The polls or what has actually occured during the last year. The Sunnis have turned to the US troops for protection from Al Quada as much as they have turned to the government. Yet this is the group who most wanted the US to leave (and targeted them accordingly) so they could return the status quo as it was during Sadams tenure. Sadr and his death squads were no friends of the troops either.
gerry301 3 years ago