What's wrong with this picture?

[DoYouEverWonder]

The U.S. flag flies at half staff, after a dawn ceremony in which the Iraqi flag was raised for the first time at a base in south eastern Baghdad June 29, 2004 which the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Cavalry division shares with Iraq's National Guard.

Didn't the Iraqi's like that pretty (ugly) blue and white flag that we gave them?

[TryingToWarnYou]

1. Well, no other flag is supposed to be higher than the stars and stripes

When side by side like that.

Im assuming that its for Raygun.

[Catt03]

3. Is out flag at half mast?

Not a good idea to show Americans they are second to a country that hates us...Reagan or not.

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. No it's from today

It was part of a hand over ceremony.

But it did seem wrong to me that he US flag would be flown at half-mast under the circumstances.

[masshole]

7. that's here, on our soil

Do you expect the American flag to be higher than the HOST country's flag?

[SidDithers]

17. Possibly in the US...

Maybe in Iraq, they say the same thing, no other flag is to be flown higher than the Iraqi flag...

Sid

[Cronus Protagonist]

2. If that's on a US base they're violating the flag code

Of course, since they're not following the constitution or international law it's probably OK that they fly the US flag subordinate to the flag of a regime the US attacked, invaded, deposed, occupied and now resurrected. I get the symbolism, I think.

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[jjmalonejr]

4. I'm sorry you find the American flag ugly

I like it, myself.

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. No, I was referring to this flag

The flag that the US made for the Iraqis and tried to shove down their throats. Obviously, it wasn't a big hit.

[jjmalonejr]

18. Oh, sorry.

Yeah, that's a good point.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

10. The poster was talking about this flag

This was the proposed new Iraqi flag.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

6. Yeah, whatever happened to the new flag?

Isn't that the flag that Saddam Hussein introduced?

[redqueen]

19. No that was the flag before Saddam. n/t

[rocktivity]

22. Here's what happened to the new flag

:headbang:
rocknation

[janx]

8. I don't know where this photo was taken, but if we have really

transfered power, then the American flag should not be there at all.

Very strange.

[southernleftylady]

11. I agree. The american flag shouldnt be there n/t

[mike1963]

12. I only see 45 stars on the US flag...

?

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. You must be a very detail oriented person?

but you're right, I would have thought that there would have been at least 52 stars, since we added Afghanistan and Iraq to the roster.

[leftchick]

23. 52! lol...

Excellent point DYEW. We sure are paying for these countries to survive after we wrecked them. I think the least dimbulb* could do, would be to add two more stinkin stars to the flag to acknowledge it.

[beyurslf]

14. I am sure there is one other row of 5 blocked by the pole.

[diamond14]

15. all US flags in DC at half-mast last Friday...is it for reaguns?

I walked right past the WH, and noticed the US flag at half-mast...then as I walked further, I noticed that all the US flags were at half-mast...

[leftchick]

24. Not just in DC...

I just picked my son up at the golf course and their flag was at half mast also.

[Redleg]

16. U.S. Flag is not supposed to be lower than other flags.

Does this mean Bush doesn't love our country?

[eleny]

20. Maybe the flag was being taken down when the pic was taken?

n/t

[Bluebear]

21. * ordered flags at half-staff for 30 days for RR

nt