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...That the news in Iraq is WORSE than the media are reporting it?

Let me repeat that for slow Republicans and Democrats.

Iraq is Worse than the Media are Reporting it.

Message to Bush Republicans complaining about the lack of "good news" reporting: get off of your White Christian NASCAR Dad Victimization Trip.

Your corny aggressive crypto-fascist fundamentalism is making us less safe from global terrorism.

I can't help thinking that maybe that you want a violent global "good versus evil" conflagration.

As members of the "American military intervention is on balance positive" and "America Can Do No Wrong" clubs, you believe that anybody who disagrees with your conception of the righteous exercise of American power is objectively anti-American: subversive, pro-terrorist, pro-communist, pro-Muslim, pro-feminist, etc.

By your logic, it makes sense to tap the lines of anti-war groups.

Fuck you.

How can we have a political public sphere when you consider my opinions to be anathema to the state?

March 20, 2006, 5:26PM
Iraqis Sound Angry on Invasion Anniversary

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq —Salah Hashim, a 49-year-old businessman, said he yearned for the return of Saddam Hussein, the country's ousted dictator, given the violence that now envelops the country.

"Despite all he did that was bad, we did not suffer as we are now," Hashim said. "Now we have lost everything, even a sense of living. The Americans promised us, especially (President) George Bush, prosperity. And we thank them all because we got it _ but we got a prosperity of car bombs, kidnappings and killings...."

"Now I have to spend time worrying about my safety while walking in the streets," said Hashim. "I have to worry about my children when they leave home for school. Instead of being comfortable and enjoying time with my family, I worry that I can't ensure their good life."

Ahmen Najeeb, a 33-year-old supermarket owner, said he originally "waved his hands" at American forces as they entered the country in March 2003, but that his outlook has since changed.

"Day after day the Americans proved that they are here to steal our oil and protect their homes by keeping the their war against terror in another country," he said.

Ali said the only ones to blame were the insurgents and sectarian fighters who cause the problems. "They are the main reason behind the loss of life and destruction. We should help both the government and coalition forces in fighting these troublemaker instead of blaming them."

"I got nothing from this so-called liberation, just this cell phone and my satellite receiver. But I lost my three daughters," said Nawar Maarof, a 34-year-old taxi driver who said he had dreamed of becoming an accountant. "I have a feeling that my destiny is the same. Anyway, we're all dead."

Salam Nassir, a 25-year-old college student, also longed for Saddam.

"We deserve all this because we didn't fight the Americans," he said. "We had to know from the start they would not help us and were lying about liberating Iraq."

But mommy, why don't they talk about the GOOD THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN IRAQ?

He wants the bases to be U.S. outposts one way or another, run by
1) a compliant Iraqi regime, or
2) fortified U.S. troops.