[RusIvan]

Why would any Iraqi oppose that?===

IMHO for Iraqi people thier own dictator is BETTER then foreign invador.
I'm NOT surprised because I know that it is true for russians.

[Justa]

The Iraqi army was controlled by the Ba'ath party. These disposessed Iraqis cannot stand democracy or a pluralist Iraq becuase under that system they lose everything they had under Saddam. They have no oil, limited political power and are a minority in the country the used to rule. This is what they are fighting against, their loss of control over Iraq. They believe that with Syria's help they can drive the Americans out of central Iraq whereby they can turn against the Kurds and gain control of their oil.

Many Sunnis are worse off now then they were under Saddam, so they resist. Such are fortune of tribalists. They are a minority though. Iraq's Sunnis are fast becoming Iraq's Palestinians -impoverished, disposessed, bitter and hateful about what they lost and their lack of a future. They have a lot to offer in their experience in administering the country but they're just too dam#ed spiteful and resentful to act in building a better Iraq. So they tear it down instead.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

IMHO for Iraqi people thier own dictator is BETTER then foreign invador.
I'm NOT surprised because I know that it is true for russians.

The dirty little secret is that many Russians welcomed the Nazis and were glad to be rid of Stalin - until Hitler proved to be worse. That is not what is on offer to Iraq.