The student has left ...
For those that haven't seen it, check out the trailer for "About Baghdad":
http://www.demandmedia.net/story/2004/3/7/125229/8691
Perhaps the most telling quote, from an anonymous Iraqi man, on the subject of the invasion:
The student has left ...
The teacher has come ...
That is it. This summarizes everything.
And the people are the victim.
After watching this, remember that it was made in July 2003. Then imagine how much less patient these people are now. There is still no regular power. No security. No safety. A barely functioning civil legal system. No jobs and a depressed economy.
The one thing every Iraqi agrees with is this: give them jobs, put them to work to rebuild their country, and the attacks will end. It doesn't matter who is Shia, who is Sunni, who is Arab, who is Kurd when you're all holding the same shovel.
http://www.demandmedia.net/story/2004/3/7/125229/8691
Perhaps the most telling quote, from an anonymous Iraqi man, on the subject of the invasion:
The student has left ...
The teacher has come ...
That is it. This summarizes everything.
And the people are the victim.
After watching this, remember that it was made in July 2003. Then imagine how much less patient these people are now. There is still no regular power. No security. No safety. A barely functioning civil legal system. No jobs and a depressed economy.
The one thing every Iraqi agrees with is this: give them jobs, put them to work to rebuild their country, and the attacks will end. It doesn't matter who is Shia, who is Sunni, who is Arab, who is Kurd when you're all holding the same shovel.