[NorCalRepub]

dirt boy.......I think you are missing the big picture here IMO.......I thought the article was bringing clear the fact that the Iraqi's are now realizing it is not the Americans that are either at fault nor the saviour......it is themselves that have to fix the problems that Saddam left. The article was not intended to address the election itself but the aftermath and the thinking that is changing

[dirtboy]

I thought the article was bringing clear the fact that the Iraqi's are now realizing it is not the Americans that are either at fault nor the saviour......it is themselves that have to fix the problems that Saddam left.

I don't disagree with that part of the article. My point is, suddenly it went from the fault of the Americans to the fault of the new Iraqi government. And no stop for credit for positive achievements in between.

[JeffersonRepublic.com]

“Iraqi's are now realizing it is not the Americans that are either at fault nor the saviour......it is themselves that have to fix the problems…”

I agree with you. I felt that the article portrayed the Iraqi people as looking to provide their own solution to their problems. I also feel the writer did a good job of showing how some of the Iraqi who might have been against the U.S. are starting to see the good we are doing and appreciate the sacrifice we made.

It’s unfortunate that the NY Times has spent so much capital painting a picture of Iraqi doom and gloom. If thing continue to improve, they will probably forget all together that they were the head cheerlead against the U.S. victory in Iraq.

Holtz
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