Iraq celebrates Independence Day

[Chris]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqis welcomed the Tuesday deadline for American troops to leave their towns and cities with a street festival in Baghdad, though fears of renewed violence tempered celebrations of what their government called "National Sovereignty Day."

The U.S. military has been gradually pulling its combat troops out of Iraq's population centers for months.
Newscasters on the state television network Al-Iraqiya draped Iraqi flags around their necks as an onscreen clock counted down to midnight Monday. Earlier Monday evening, hundreds of people danced and sang in a central Baghdad park to mark the U.S. pullout.

"I feel the same way as any Iraqi feels -- I will feel my freedom and liberation when I don't see an American stopping an Iraqi on the street," said Baghdad resident Awatef Jwad.

Historic moment in Iraq marked with street festival - CNN.com

 

[DiveCon]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqis welcomed the Tuesday deadline for American troops to leave their towns and cities with a street festival in Baghdad, though fears of renewed violence tempered celebrations of what their government called "National Sovereignty Day."

The U.S. military has been gradually pulling its combat troops out of Iraq's population centers for months.
Newscasters on the state television network Al-Iraqiya draped Iraqi flags around their necks as an onscreen clock counted down to midnight Monday. Earlier Monday evening, hundreds of people danced and sang in a central Baghdad park to mark the U.S. pullout.

"I feel the same way as any Iraqi feels -- I will feel my freedom and liberation when I don't see an American stopping an Iraqi on the street," said Baghdad resident Awatef Jwad.

Historic moment in Iraq marked with street festival - CNN.com

yes, all actions put in place under the Bush Administration

 

[Chris]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqis welcomed the Tuesday deadline for American troops to leave their towns and cities with a street festival in Baghdad, though fears of renewed violence tempered celebrations of what their government called "National Sovereignty Day."

The U.S. military has been gradually pulling its combat troops out of Iraq's population centers for months.
Newscasters on the state television network Al-Iraqiya draped Iraqi flags around their necks as an onscreen clock counted down to midnight Monday. Earlier Monday evening, hundreds of people danced and sang in a central Baghdad park to mark the U.S. pullout.

"I feel the same way as any Iraqi feels -- I will feel my freedom and liberation when I don't see an American stopping an Iraqi on the street," said Baghdad resident Awatef Jwad.

Historic moment in Iraq marked with street festival - CNN.com

yes, all actions put in place under the Bush Administration

Yes, they are celebrating the beginning of the end of Bush's occupation.

 

[DiveCon]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqis welcomed the Tuesday deadline for American troops to leave their towns and cities with a street festival in Baghdad, though fears of renewed violence tempered celebrations of what their government called "National Sovereignty Day."

The U.S. military has been gradually pulling its combat troops out of Iraq's population centers for months.
Newscasters on the state television network Al-Iraqiya draped Iraqi flags around their necks as an onscreen clock counted down to midnight Monday. Earlier Monday evening, hundreds of people danced and sang in a central Baghdad park to mark the U.S. pullout.

"I feel the same way as any Iraqi feels -- I will feel my freedom and liberation when I don't see an American stopping an Iraqi on the street," said Baghdad resident Awatef Jwad.

Historic moment in Iraq marked with street festival - CNN.com

yes, all actions put in place under the Bush Administration

Yes, they are celebrating the beginning of the end of Bush's occupation.

no, they are celebrating the fact that they are free because of the actions BUsh took


keep proving you are too fucking stupid to debate

 

[Soaring]

yes, all actions put in place under the Bush Administration

Yes, they are celebrating the beginning of the end of Bush's occupation.

no, they are celebrating the fact that they are free because of the actions BUsh took


keep proving you are too fucking stupid to debate

I agree Dive. Looking back several years ago with Sadaam still in charge, the Iraqis were under the oppressive government of a dictator. Today, they are basically a democratic nation thanks to the United States and the UK. Yes, there are still suicide and car bombings in Baghdad, but I see those recent bombings as a test to see just how strong the new government and military/police force is today. We are going to pull out of Iraq soon, and I see that as a good thing. They need to take charge of their own country.

 

[DiveCon]

Yes, they are celebrating the beginning of the end of Bush's occupation.

no, they are celebrating the fact that they are free because of the actions BUsh took


keep proving you are too fucking stupid to debate

I agree Dive. Looking back several years ago with Sadaam still in charge, the Iraqis were under the oppressive government of a dictator. Today, they are basically a democratic nation thanks to the United States and the UK. Yes, there are still suicide and car bombings in Baghdad, but I see those recent bombings as a test to see just how strong the new government and military/police force is today. We are going to pull out of Iraq soon, and I see that as a good thing. They need to take charge of their own country.

no, we are not pulling out
there will be a standing force there for some time to come

 

[del]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqis welcomed the Tuesday deadline for American troops to leave their towns and cities with a street festival in Baghdad, though fears of renewed violence tempered celebrations of what their government called "National Sovereignty Day."

The U.S. military has been gradually pulling its combat troops out of Iraq's population centers for months.
Newscasters on the state television network Al-Iraqiya draped Iraqi flags around their necks as an onscreen clock counted down to midnight Monday. Earlier Monday evening, hundreds of people danced and sang in a central Baghdad park to mark the U.S. pullout.

"I feel the same way as any Iraqi feels -- I will feel my freedom and liberation when I don't see an American stopping an Iraqi on the street," said Baghdad resident Awatef Jwad.

Historic moment in Iraq marked with street festival - CNN.com

yes, all actions put in place under the Bush Administration

Yes, they are celebrating the beginning of the end of America's occupation.

fixed that for you

tool

 

[driveby]

Yes, they are celebrating the beginning of the end of Bush's occupation.

no, they are celebrating the fact that they are free because of the actions BUsh took


keep proving you are too fucking stupid to debate

I agree Dive. Looking back several years ago with Sadaam still in charge, the Iraqis were under the oppressive government of a dictator. Today, they are basically a democratic nation thanks to the United States and the UK. Yes, there are still suicide and car bombings in Baghdad, but I see those recent bombings as a test to see just how strong the new government and military/police force is today. We are going to pull out of Iraq soon, and I see that as a good thing. They need to take charge of their own country.

Will Iraq return the favor and rescue us from the oppressive dictator Obama ? .....

 

[Chris]

Fireworks, not bombings, colored the Baghdad skyline late Monday, and thousands attended a party in a park where singers performed patriotic songs. Loudspeakers at police stations and military checkpoints played recordings of similar tunes throughout the day, as Iraqi military vehicles decorated with flowers and national flags patrolled the capital.

"All of us are happy - Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds on this day," Waleed al-Bahadili said as he celebrated at the park. "The Americans harmed and insulted us too much."

HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

 

[driveby]

Fireworks, not bombings, colored the Baghdad skyline late Monday, and thousands attended a party in a park where singers performed patriotic songs. Loudspeakers at police stations and military checkpoints played recordings of similar tunes throughout the day, as Iraqi military vehicles decorated with flowers and national flags patrolled the capital.

"All of us are happy - Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds on this day," Waleed al-Bahadili said as he celebrated at the park. "The Americans harmed and insulted us too much."

HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

The Obama effect .........

 

[Harry Dresden]

yes, all actions put in place under the Bush Administration

Yes, they are celebrating the beginning of the end of Bush's occupation.

no, they are celebrating the fact that they are free because of the actions BUsh took


keep proving you are too fucking stupid to debate

you ever see a pile of shit debate Dive?.....

 

[DiveCon]

Fireworks, not bombings, colored the Baghdad skyline late Monday, and thousands attended a party in a park where singers performed patriotic songs. Loudspeakers at police stations and military checkpoints played recordings of similar tunes throughout the day, as Iraqi military vehicles decorated with flowers and national flags patrolled the capital.

"All of us are happy - Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds on this day," Waleed al-Bahadili said as he celebrated at the park. "The Americans harmed and insulted us too much."

HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

yeah, and i'm so sure the AP tried really hard to find anyone with a different opinion




(hint for chris the moron, that WAS sarcasm)

 

[DiveCon]

Yes, they are celebrating the beginning of the end of Bush's occupation.

no, they are celebrating the fact that they are free because of the actions BUsh took


keep proving you are too fucking stupid to debate

you ever see a pile of shit debate Dive?.....

everytime chris starts a thread

 

[neurosport]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqis welcomed the Tuesday deadline for American troops to leave their towns and cities with a street festival in Baghdad, though fears of renewed violence tempered celebrations of what their government called "National Sovereignty Day."

The U.S. military has been gradually pulling its combat troops out of Iraq's population centers for months.
Newscasters on the state television network Al-Iraqiya draped Iraqi flags around their necks as an onscreen clock counted down to midnight Monday. Earlier Monday evening, hundreds of people danced and sang in a central Baghdad park to mark the U.S. pullout.

"I feel the same way as any Iraqi feels -- I will feel my freedom and liberation when I don't see an American stopping an Iraqi on the street," said Baghdad resident Awatef Jwad.

Historic moment in Iraq marked with street festival - CNN.com

yes, all actions put in place under the Bush Administration

Yes, they are celebrating the beginning of the end of Bush's occupation.

They are celebrating their own naivete and so are you.

 

[PubliusInfinitum]

Fireworks, not bombings, colored the Baghdad skyline late Monday, and thousands attended a party in a park where singers performed patriotic songs. Loudspeakers at police stations and military checkpoints played recordings of similar tunes throughout the day, as Iraqi military vehicles decorated with flowers and national flags patrolled the capital.

"All of us are happy - Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds on this day," Waleed al-Bahadili said as he celebrated at the park. "The Americans harmed and insulted us too much."

HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

ROFLMNAO... all that proves is that there are idiots everywhere... which clearly attract one another; a fact which is buttressed by your runnign to note the addle-minded avocacies of those who have not been free to say anything of the kind in 30 YEARS! Odds are that the individuals uttering thsoe words or 'feelings' have NEVER KNOWN ANY FORM OF FREEDOM, until Americans came to remove the Socialist Government which brutally oppressed them and their unalienable natural human rights...

DUMBASS!

 

[GHook93]

Best case scenario: The Iraqis take charge, keep the militants in check, keep secular violence in check and keep pushing freedom on Democracy without US help.

Worst case scenario: Secular continues! The Iraqi government is not up to the challenge of stopping the violence. Democracy grumbles. The Kurds announce the free independent state of Kurdistan! And the country spirals into civil war!

Unfortunately I think it will fall closer to the worst case!

 

[Chris]

Best case scenario: The Iraqis take charge, keep the militants in check, keep secular violence in check and keep pushing freedom on Democracy without US help.

Worst case scenario: Secular continues! The Iraqi government is not up to the challenge of stopping the violence. Democracy grumbles. The Kurds announce the free independent state of Kurdistan! And the country spirals into civil war!

Unfortunately I think it will fall closer to the worst case!

I always thought the worst case senario was Iraq allied with Iran.

Oh, wait, that already happened!

 

[DiveCon]

Best case scenario: The Iraqis take charge, keep the militants in check, keep secular violence in check and keep pushing freedom on Democracy without US help.

Worst case scenario: Secular continues! The Iraqi government is not up to the challenge of stopping the violence. Democracy grumbles. The Kurds announce the free independent state of Kurdistan! And the country spirals into civil war!

Unfortunately I think it will fall closer to the worst case!

I always thought the worst case senario was Iraq allied with Iran.

Oh, wait, that already happened!

wrong once again

 

[Chris]

When the Bush administration decided to invade Iraq two years ago, it envisioned a quick handover to handpicked allies in a secular government that would be the antithesis of Iran's theocracy -- potentially even a foil to Tehran's regional ambitions.

But, in one of the greatest ironies of the U.S. intervention, Iraqis instead went to the polls and elected a government with a strong religious base -- and very close ties to the Islamic republic next door. It is the last thing the administration expected from its costly Iraq policy --

Iraq Winners Allied With Iran Are the Opposite of U.S. Vision (washingtonpost.com)

 

[DiveCon]

When the Bush administration decided to invade Iraq two years ago, it envisioned a quick handover to handpicked allies in a secular government that would be the antithesis of Iran's theocracy -- potentially even a foil to Tehran's regional ambitions.

But, in one of the greatest ironies of the U.S. intervention, Iraqis instead went to the polls and elected a government with a strong religious base -- and very close ties to the Islamic republic next door. It is the last thing the administration expected from its costly Iraq policy --

Iraq Winners Allied With Iran Are the Opposite of U.S. Vision (washingtonpost.com)

and that oped was as wrong then as it is now
its only 4 years old
LOL
you lose again