Wrath runs high in Iraq toward US WMD report

[DuctapeFatwa]

A US report on Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which cleared Iraq of possession of such arms, triggered fiery condemnation among the Iraqis on Thursday.

The report...virtually overturned the US pretext for invading Iraqin March 2003, igniting angry emotions among Iraqis, who also harbored hatred toward the occupation forces for the war...Many Iraqi believed that the report would not change anything in reality, rather it might even worsen the situation.

"It is time now that the world would say to America 'that'senough, stop what you're doing to Iraq and its people," said Mohamed Al Imam.."Leave Iraq, for you had enough hatred of the Arabs and Muslims against the American administration," he said...men of law argued that no country had theright to invade another country and topple its regime for mere suspicions.

"After the issuing of this report, Iraq has the right toprosecute the United States and hold it responsible for the destruction in Iraq because of the occupation," said Waleed AlZubaidy, a political analyst....

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/07/content_2061461.htm

[opihimoimoi]

1. Actual and PUNITIVE DAMAGES?? O LORDY

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. And we thought 200 billion was alot... this will break us. n/t

[knowbody0]

2. we as amerikans need to apologize and make restitution

[Ezlivin]

3. Did you watch 60 Minutes last night?

They had a devastating piece on Iraq.

It is far worse than I had thought.

And it is the exact opposite of what Bush is falsely touting.

[leftchick]

10. I look at photos like this daily on yahoo and....

it is pretty damn clear how fucked up Iraq is thanks to idiotboy*. Can't you just feel their pain?.... :(





Mourners grieve during the funeral of a 50 year-old Iraqi man who was killed in an overnight air raid conducted by U.S. troops over the Baghdad Shi'ite suburb of Sadr city October 7, 2004. REUTERS/Ali Jasim

[Inland]

5. "Better call my lawyer, heh, heh" says Bush, as complainers go to Gitmo

[KareBear]

6. As much as I empathize with the Iraqi people on this

I refuse to pay one cent in restitution for something that I have been against from the beginning. If they insist on damages the PNAC and its members should be held responsible. We have a runaway government on our hands. I will extremely surprised if they allow fair elections to occur in the US. How long till Bush declares himself Emperor? jeez.

[Larkspur]

8. Halliburton, Bechtel, and Bush Co. should pay the Iraqi reparations

along with pay reparations to the US Budget, which is bleeding red.

[Seabiscuit]

17. Agreed and Agreed

They should pay out of their own pockets.

[Minstrel Boy]

11. Similar thoughts regarding German and Japanese reparations? n/t

[MSgt213]

12. Much as I can empathize with you, we have no choice but to pay for. We

caused all the damage without the justification to do so, without demanding a full explanation with hard evidence to back it up and without the ability support and assistance from other nations around the world.

You might not have personally supported our going to war, you might not have personally supported our total incompetence after the ground phase was over. But we can't pick and choose what we are going to allow the government to pay for and when we fuck up we all have to pay.

[cthrumatrix]

7. looks like awol could see a "premptive prison sentence"

[ozymandius]

9. Behold, the bringer of unjustifiable death

"Because I am an immoral idiot, thousands will die."

[callous taoboy]

15. What sickens me

is that on F/911, prior to holding this news conference, this jackass was smirking, making goofy faces and probably thinking that he and dick and the other neocons who were in on this scam would be in high cotton soon.

[maddogesq]

13. Very telling comment I just heard on MSGOP.

A reporter (can't remember his name) on the ground in Baghdad said that Iraqi friends told him that before the war, they had the strong desire to get rid of Saddam. Now, they are having second thoughts, because under Saddam, they knew where NOT to tread; now it's total chaos, and they don't feel safe anywhere.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! :(

Way to go *, you PHOCKUP!

I catually shouldn't make fun of MSNBC, as there coverage lately has been a little fairer than CNN and Faux.

Yo Ted, Dude, buy back CNN...pretty please.

[Skittles]

14. gee, ya THINK?????

it sickens me; imagine if you LIVED in Iraq

[n2mark]

16. The wrath

of the Iraqi people should be upon the Shrub administration. Let them pay for damages out of their pocket and those who support this war.

The chances of a strike on the US if Shrub is elected or selected is greater then if Kerry would be elected. The strike(s) will be in retaliation of the damage the Shrub administration did to Iraq. But, I feel sorry for Kerry if he wins because he will need to cleanse this mess.

[Tansy_Gold]

18. We just kept saying over and over. . . .

A friend and I watched F 9/11 on DVD yesterday. And we were constantly saying things like, "My god, what must the people of Iraq be going through now? What is it like to be living there, dealing with the death and fear every single day?" Fear way beyond the vague anxiety the booshies try to instill here, by the way.

Then her husband joined us and we watched the segment on 60 Minutes about just how they are dealing with it in Iraq. All three of us were practically in tears, and I think the only reason we all held back was because we were afraid we'd completely fall apart if we gave in. It was devastating. And for what it's worth, my friend comes from a military family and her husband is retired military, and they hate boosh so much they can't wait to see him gone.

Later, we talked about the whole "reconstruction" fiasco. While we all agreed that the US contractors were bilking both the Iraqis and the US taxpayers, we also believed that the US owed the Iraqis at least some kind of reparations for all the damage, since there's no replacing the lost lives or repairing the broken bodies. And whether it comes out of the pockets of the neocons, the corporations, or the ordinary folks on the street, we are ALL Americans and it is still "our" government that did this, and we CHOSE to accept it in 2001, rather than rising up and fighting it.

Now, my friend's husband wasn't too sure he wanted to go along with this notion at first, but eventually he, too, agreed that back in Dec 2000 and into early 2001, we the people had the opportunity, even as a minority, to try to take matters into our own hands. We chose to acquiesce. Maybe that was the right thing to do and maybe not, but it was the choice we made and there are no do overs. So now we have to live with the consequences.

It might mean our taxes go up so we can rebuild the schools and hospitals and sewage treatment plants and water reclamation facilities in Iraq that were destroyed in GW1, via sanctions under Clinton, and in boosh's invasion. So maybe we have to do without another big screen tv or drive the SUV another 20,000 miles before we trade it in. Is that any kind of "sacrifice" compared to what the Iraqis have sacrificed, or mothers like Lila Lipscomb?

The only reason I can see for anyone to withhold reparations from the Iraqis is because of not wanting to give up some luxury. Well, I think there are a lot of us who have a lot of luxuries most of the world can only dream about, and I think we're damn selfish if we would rather hang onto our obscene level of comfort -- even if we stood against the war and against the boosh from the beginning -- than give up a little so others can have necessities.

Okay, getting off my soapbox now.

Tansy Gold, who has neither big screen tv nor SUV but still leads a pretty luxurious life by world standards

[llmart]

20. Your last sentence is very touching.....

I've always felt the same way. I like living simply without all the electronic crap and gizmos and SUV's and cell phones, etc. (I like my computer though)and every day I realize that I still have a thousand times more than most people in this world.

[Deja Q]

19. Well, who can blame them?!

Pity mindless dipshits like Tom Bernard still say Saddam and WMD are why we went into Iraq, despite the truth. x(

Bush* has screwed their country royally. And ours. And the world.