Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy to protest U.S. pact

Saturday 22nd November, 05:41 AM JST

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SezWho2 at 03:45 PM JST - 22nd November

powderfinger,

First, is he hiding? Second, how many of the current Iraqi leadership were out of the country when Saddam is in it? Third, do you think he is particularly safe in Iraq?

The Dalai Lama is one of the most powerful men in Tibet. Why isn't he there?
mcheeky at 04:01 PM JST - 22nd November

Well at least they can protest noe, they couldn't do that under Saddam.

Gathering for a protest is great fun, at least until a suicide bomber comes along or a roadside IED explodes. You don't know how right you were when you said "at least".
Nippon5 at 09:02 PM JST - 22nd November

Smith it seems Iraq is more free then the US in your mind, I think when the Obama Effigy was hanging I heard how it was the most horrid of things... And now with the Iraq group burning the Bush one it is cool... Hrrmm any Bias there///
Sarge at 10:10 PM JST - 22nd November

"bring them home"

Wave the white flag of surrender.
SezWho2 at 10:22 PM JST - 22nd November

Sarge,

I think Palin is the only one who has actually seen that flag. At least she was the only one who talked about it. It's not a surrender. It's a return of Iraq to Iraqis. Kind of like we promised.
smithinjapan at 11:03 PM JST - 22nd November

Nippon5: "Smith it seems Iraq is more free then the US in your mind, I think when the Obama Effigy was hanging I heard how it was the most horrid of things... And now with the Iraq group burning the Bush one it is cool... Hrrmm any Bias there///"

Oh, come now, you know that that is quite different. NO, it is not different because it was Obama instead of bush; it's different because:

There were TWO Obama effigies during a very heated election campaign, and both were in the country that the now president-elect was at the time, not only posing as an actual potential threat, but also stirring up racial emotions because of American history and lynching, etc. The effigy in Iraq is -- in Iraq, and is towards a man many deem to be the devil. Many deem Obama to be the devil? Well, fair enough, but we musn't forget that we're talking about a place where bush started a war that has resulted in the death of possibly millions and was based on nothing but lies.

Anyway, that's for starters. If people started hanging up effigies of bush right there in your backyard, burning them and then beating them on the ground, and people said it was horrible, I would side with them. I also never said it was cool, either, or that Iraq is any freer than the next place. In fact, my whole first and second statement was poking fun at people on the right who think this is an absolute disgrace by Iraqis and that they are basically Muslim radicals, but forgetting that they invaded the country to 'free' it in the first place.
Madverts at 12:07 AM JST - 23rd November

Surely these Sadrists are in their last throes?
USAFdude at 12:31 AM JST - 23rd November

And to think, this is what we're fighting for, when the real bad guys are free as birds in Afghanistan. I'd hang my head in shame if it weren't for the prospect of a real President of the United States on the horizon.

21 Jan 09 can't get here fast enough.
sailwind at 12:44 AM JST - 23rd November

I'd hang my head in shame if it weren't for the prospect of a real President of the United States on the horizon.

Who was you CnC the past 8 years?
sailwind at 12:46 AM JST - 23rd November

And USAFdude....What do you think of the new SOFA agreement with Iraq and us?
USAFdude at 12:57 AM JST - 23rd November

sailwind - My CnC for the past 8 years has been bush. I certainly don't like that fact, but quite frankly, this kind of hatred being shown to the man who told us that US troops would be greeted as liberators is repulsive. I swore to follow my CnC, and I've done so with honor for eight years of bush and more before that. So here's a question for you: What would you expect US troops to do if they saw this happening in front of them? Call it "freedom" of expression or try to put a stop to it?

As for the new SOFA, I agree with it. If the Iraqi government feels that it's ready to bring Iraq into the 21st century and they want us to leave, fine. Let's leave. If Iraq turns to crap afterwards, the Iraqis have no one to blame but themselves.
sailwind at 01:07 AM JST - 23rd November

My CnC for the past 8 years has been bush

Should be a capitol B instead of a small one.

What would you expect US troops to do if they saw this happening in front of them? Call it "freedom" of expression or try to put a stop to it?

Aerican troops have died so this can happen.......Get a grip.
HaroldSteptoe at 02:04 AM JST - 23rd November

The Iraq's along with most of the world hate Bush and America. American military is a callous killing machine that the Iraq's want to leave. Gawd, how many do Americans kill by "friendly" fire.

Oh yes, it is Bush and his co-horts pathetic foreign policies and a bloodthirsty military that kill innocents by the thousand, that make the U.S hated.
rjd_jr at 05:12 AM JST - 23rd November

Sorry Sarge, it's not considered a white flag of surrender to bring our troops home, which will happen soon enough anyhow (but not soon enough for me).

After 5 godforsaken years in Iraq, and supposedly stable and safe now and handing over province after province, it's not surrender to bring our troops home. 5 years was 5 years way too long for the iraqi parliament to be taking endless vacations, bicker like kids, and the iraqi "military" to be hiding behind bunkers and wire while their American counterparts risked life and limb on daily patrols.

The U.S. has done their part, already had done so for years, so it's time for these iraqi's to fight, die, and govern their own country. It's done all it can, so let the iraqis do their proper share. That is not surrender, that is common sense.
Nippon5 at 09:39 PM JST - 23rd November

Some people say the glass is half full..

Some people say The glass is half empty..

Some say its not a glass at all its a car...