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To: VaRepublican
I guess what I’m trying to say is that how would our populace react? This generation including my own kids, with exception of my boy cause he has seen a little, has absolutely no idea of life beyond the mall and college and the supermarket. I just wonder how a large chunk of America would react to the lifestyle of a typical Iraqi.

Americans would probably not adapt as quickly as the Iraqis, simply because Iraq has been through this sort of thing before, with Saddam's war against Iran, the Persian Gulf War and the 2003 invasion.

Our populace would probably react much like the Iraqis did, though. They'd be very frightened at first, then they'd become somewhat cavalier, develop gallows humor and deal with it, unpleasant as it is. However, social events like meeting at restaurants or parks would be severely curtailed because the fear would be ever present. People would go to work when they could, get supplies in a very speedy and furtive manner, take care of any pressing business but any unnecessary errands would not be done.

Because of our size and population, there would likely be a civil war.

It's no way to live.

And that has passed here now and the Iraqis are going back to a normal, happy lifestyle.

Heaven forbid that we in the U.S. would ever have to go through what they've been through over the past few years. I pray I never see anything even remotely resembling that in my own country.

15 posted on 10/07/2008 1:36:26 PM PDT by Allegra ( Go Sarah!)
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To: Allegra
Well thanks for all u do!!!!! some day down the road, and it may be decades but someday you folks U.S. military, contractors, and all support staff will finally receive the thanks you deserve.
16 posted on 10/07/2008 1:55:28 PM PDT by VaRepublican (I would propagate tag lines but I don't know how...)
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