OMG!!! LMAO!!! They cut the statue's head off and are now pulling it through the streets while some guy is sitting on the head, riding it!! Classic!!!
One of the commentators has stated that this is to be condoned as a "release" of the stress of the last few weeks... not to mention the last 3 decades. That which is pitted against the Regime is fine. The other against shoppes etc. needs to be reigned in.... unless owned by Saddam's cousin or a well-known sympathizer.
There are Iraqi people who are tying American flags to the back of their trucks and waving them. <b>OMG!!! LMAO!!! They cut the statue's head off and are now pulling it through the streets while some guy is sitting on the head, riding it!! Classic!!!</b> LOL! I saw that on the news and just busted out laughing. If Saddam did survive that has to be a kick in the stomach. They dragged head down the streets, along with other parts, and are just stomping on it and trashing the statue.
I really hate stating the obvious, but WHERE ARE THE ANTI-WAR PROTESTORS? MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Look at the Iraqi people's reactions.
"I'm 49, but I never lived a single day," said Yusuf Abed Kazim, a Baghdad imam who was pounding the statue's pedestal. "Only now will I start living. That Saddam Hussein is a murderer and a criminal."
i almost had a heart attack when i saw that happen. that was the worst possible thing that could have happened in that situation and a dumb move by the marine. nobody cheered in the crowd when it happened either, they also just sat there in awe. i am just so happy and relieved that it was immediately taken down and replaced with the old Iraqi flag.
What, are you watching something different than we are? Clearly jubilation. I'm not sure what your agenda is.
Yeah, its obviously jubilation. At least jubilation out of the hundreds they are showing. Baghdad has a few million citizens.
People are probably scared. Last time, they thought everything was gravy, but we didn't help them out and the uprisings were crushed. Give it a few days, more and more people will be out and about.
Some idiot on the radio that gives updates between songs just said the following: "The war will go on despite the toppling of the statue." If he was trying to be funny, then yeah, it was. However, I don't think he was.
There are still some fighters left. They kept reporting that gunfire and artillery could still be heard.
Looks like Garner is definately going to be the man. He's in Kuwait and waiting for the green light to go in. I don't want to be pessimistic either, but the transition from oppressive regime to democracy is where the true challenges await. Really, the most important thing now is the get the resources that are most necessary right now, water, food, medicine, and to get the power and water running.
Hmmm… I think you’ve missed the obvious that other people here have already commented on. This war is far from over. This war was never about just removing Saddam, it was about facilitating lasting positive change in the region, and that process is just beginning. I think today’s events are incredibly good news, though. In my wildest dreams I never imagined that the Battle for Baghdad would last only a few days. It doesn’t really make sense to me that it ended so quickly, but I’m sure we’ll learn more about what happened in the coming days. At this point I think we should just be grateful. By having this military portion of the war end so quickly and with relatively few civilian and military casualties, a HUGE bullet has been dodged, not to mention the lives that have been saved. Now the hard part begins, but at least is starts on a better foundation than I’m sure any of us could ever have hoped for. Let’s hope the true liberation of Iraq now occurs, and that it occurs as mercifully as this seems to have occurred.
Does anyone think that having a Kurdistan and a seperate Iraq might be a good idea? I don't know, maybe the Kurds could have a stabilizing influence on the development of a democracy. The have one up north, right?
