Here is how Iraqis celebrated Suck on This Day:
Thousands of Iraqis filled the streets of Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood this afternoon to demonstrate against a long-term United States presence in Iraq, the first significant anti-American rally in the massive Shiite slum in more than two years.
As American helicopters hovered overhead, young and old men and even children flowed out of their weekly Friday prayers and began burning American flags and chanting “no, no to America” and “yes, yes to independence.”
The U.S. invasion of Iraq removed a Sunni dictatorship and replaced it with a Shi’ite dominated popularly elected puppet regime. The Shi’ites of Sadr City, who suffered immeasurably under Saddam, would be the prime beneficiaries of our invasion. But they have nevertheless decided that they no longer want to suck on this.
a reminder of the cost, from RubDMC and his Iraq War Grief Daily Witness:
peace
Where was that link supposed to go?
should be fixed.
Thanks. Found this disturbingly par for the course, at that link:
The reasons were not obvious?????
I read yesterday about this and they are upset with the fact that the US is building permanent bases in Iraq. They said this is worse than the occupation this is why they are marching. Sistini (sp) said he has told the Iraqis to come down on the US and any one with us and you know what that means…
Maybe the Bushies need to give Sadr City a few more Friedman units to like us better.
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Moqtada al-Sadr called on supporters to rally against an agreement currently under discussion that could allow the U.S. to build permanent bases in Iraq and grant American citizens in Iraq immunity from prosecution.
Today’s rallies — which were held in Sadr City as well as in Barsa, Kufa, Nasarriah and Amarah, cities where Sadr has influence … the agreement “aims at paving the way for a 99-year period of American control of Iraq.” The protestors carried signs that called the long-term agreement “worse than the occupation itself” and a “war declaration against the Iraqi people.”
Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of the largest parliament bloc, released a statement saying, “Since many of the specified points of the deal violate Iraq’s national sovereignty, so they are not acceptable to Iraqis.”
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."Who would’ve guessed they’d hate our liberation bombs.
They are pissed at the SOFA (state/status of force agreement), which allows US authority to arrest any Iraqi. All US forces are not under the same law as Iraqis. The Sofa, is not reciprocal.
IOWs, The Iraqis can`t come over here & kick your doors in & shove people around. The US had SOFA`s with almost 100 countries at the turn of the century, (2000). I believe the number is classified now.
They also want to be part of the decision on military matters.
They also remember the British, & how that turned out. I think that in the end, no matter what faith they follow, they are nationalistic, when it comes to infidels destroying their once beautiful country.
The sands of time are in the middle eastern deserts.
There will be no permanent bases. There will not be a permanent occupying force. Only the names of those forces will be changed.
The people there do not have clocks or watches, but they have all the time they need.
For this, some will burn in hell.
Sorry about the major simplification of my take on the situation.
As far as being “puzzled” about what they`re demonstrating about, & concluding that because of these developments, the area is more secure, is the most callous, stupid, ignorant statement I`ve heard in a long time. Amazing. McAnnus is probably on his way over to score a few $5.00 rugs.
If anybody has a link to the Sofa, that Bush is trying to arrange, without senate or congressional input, & could include it here, It might help get a clearer picture of why they`re pissed , notwithstanding the destroyed cities, hospitals, families, DU, 100`s of thousands of dead.
Damn, this is sick.
the best analysis l’ve seen of the SOFA…status of forces agreement…and the reason’s the iraqi’s are concerned, was recently in the asia times: Bush’s Iraq wrangles alarm lawmakers by Mohammed A Salih…recommended.
l also think it was featured at AlterNet…basically the same article.
other than that……<crickets> from the msm.
Thanks,
I`m off to the links. Is it cool if I play through?
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