[jamminjames]

One other thing I find interesting... Before Saddam's fall, the only thing the media could show was people kissing his a$$ when he went into the street - for fear that if they didn't they would end up in some mass grave.
Now, the media loves to show the Iraqi people protesting the US - protesting in the streets! Read between the lines, people!

They only reason they have the freedom to protest in the street is... You guessed it - the US!
So I (and my kids) smile everytime we see it. Keep on protesting! Show the world you're free!

No thanks are necessary. Thanks come from: No more mass graves. No more women maimed or raped (oops, they don't count). No more chemical raids on the Kurds. Etc, etc...

I for one am proud. Democracy has a foot-hold in that region - if they want it. Because they have the freedom to choose. Before you spout anything contrary - double-check your facts...