LAT: Iraqis Want US to Leave -- but Not Just Yet ("fix what they broke")

[DeepModem Mom]

THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ
Iraqis Want the U.S. to Leave -- but Not Just Yet
They say the Americans should first 'fix what they broke here' by restoring security.

By Patrick J. McDonnell, Times Staff Writer


BAGHDAD — Retired police officer Abaas Ramah is scornful of the U.S. presence in Iraq.

"Where is the freedom they promised?" he asks. "All the bloodshed, the sabotage, the killings. Who is paying the price? We, the Iraqi civilians."

"There will be genocide here if they leave right now," Ramah answers. "They destroyed this country, and it is their responsibility to make it stand again…. Iraq is like a sick old woman who needs America to treat her right now."...

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Polls show increasing anti-U.S. sentiment and a growing sense that American forces should get out and leave things to the Iraqis.

Despite such complaints, many Iraqis hesitate to endorse an immediate U.S. pullout, before some semblance of an effective Iraqi national security apparatus is in place. Some of those angriest about perceived U.S. missteps are the ones most adamant that U.S. forces stick around and try and patch things up, or at least assist in elections scheduled for early next year....


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-voices19sep19,1,4263642.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[moderatepenguin]

1. But the opinions of the Iraqis don't count,

remember. They're obviously not able to make such decisions for themselves.

</sarcasm>

These are probably the same people who said we didn't need to be there in the first place.

[whistle]

2. Next phase for Iraq will be civil war, then death squads and....

...purges of resistance fighters. Remember, the dark bastard of death, John Negroponte is there running things now.

<link> http://www.afrocubaweb.com/negroponte.htm

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/05/07/1450219

http://www.kclabor.org/another_big_lie.htm

[leftchick]

3. You Silly Iraqis, You....

You are sitting on OUR OIL! We have 14 brand new permanent Military bases! Don't forget that Gorgeous new Embassy Negroponte(the killer) calls home (it seats 3000!)! Nope, we be sticking around for a LONG time.

Unless we can kick chimpy* out of the WH!

:(

[LynnTheDem]

4. yeah!

How DARE they put their country on top of OUR oil!!!

Sheesh some people, huh!

[liveoaktx]

5. Who took the poll? Gallop?