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Iraq
Which Iraq do we want?
2003-04-17
Abdul Razzak Abboud, Al-Hayat
It is strange that the left and right meet under the banner of defending Iraq. But which Iraq are they talking about, that of Saddam or our own Iraq? An Iraq of tyranny and oppression or an Iraq of history and civilization? How can we claim to be democratic and that we want to build a democratic Iraq when we accuse anyone who disagrees with us of treason? We describe Saddam as a dictator and accuse him of oppressing his opponents and refusing the opposing view, which he did, and then we do the same thing?
Once you've got the habit, it's hard to give it up. It's easier to say "Mahmoud, kill them all" than it is to try and convince them...
This is the first challenge that we and our democracy face. Let us be worthy of it and offer the world and our people a better image of Iraq the future which we all seek. There are those who support the war against Saddam and those who oppose it. That is a difference in opinion that we must respect and not trade insults over it. We have to measure up to the responsibility in the new Iraq. There are many political groups in Iraq and it is only natural that they have diverse views. I understand that the leaders of the Shiites may cooperate with the devil in order to achieve their rights and social standing. The same applies to the leaders of the Kurds and other religious and ethnic groups. It is also the right of the people of Iraq to seek the help of the "great Satan" in order to get rid of Saddam, the smaller Satan.
When people do you a favor, it's not nice to call them names...
Why don't we set our differences aside until America and its allies finish what we could not achieve, and then seek the opinion of our people to determine how to administer the Iraq that we want? Our people sacrificed one million people to get rid of this tyrant, and I don't think that our loss today is much greater.

It's considerably less, and today's loss is offset by the gain realized by Sammy and his thugs being killed or chased out of the country. The United States and Britain have so far done exactly what they said they were going to do — but Arabs persist in their belief that the remaining things on the list are all lies or that there's some sort of ulterior motive. It's that liking for deep-laid plots, coupled with the sure knowledge — as demonstrated in Kuwait — of what they would do if they were in the same position.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#3  I guess they create them by the gross, so as to prepare for a myriad of enemies.
Posted by: OldSpook   2003-04-17 23:14:59  

#2  "great Satan", "smaller Satan"....how many Satans does Islam have, anyway?
Posted by: Baba Yaga   2003-04-17 22:41:35  

#1  "great Satan", "smaller Satan"....how many Satans does Islam have, anyway?
Posted by: Baba Yaga   4/17/2003 10:41:35 PM  

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