You're late. What took you so long? God help you become victorious

The Guardian ^ | March 21, 2001 | James Meek

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

DU lurkers: Spread the word, the Iraqis are GLAD WE'RE THERE!!!

[merrin]

You're late. What took you so long?

Two years of Bush I "realism" followed by eight years of Clinton fecklessness.

Sorry about that.

[small voice in the wilderness]

Bump for the good guys!

[sarasmom]

Just damn.

[Husker24]

What year was it that we promised the Republican Guard air support to get rid of Saddam, a large portion of a couple of Tank units revolted and we stabbed them in the back and gave them no air support, wasnt that 1998 or something.

[xm177e2]

US marines took Safwan at about 8am yesterday. There was no rose-petal welcome, no cheering crowd, no stars and stripes.

Afraid that the US and Britain will abandon them, the people of Safwan did not touch the portraits and murals of Saddam Hussein hanging everywhere.

George Herbert Walker Bush hurt this country when he failed to keep his promise to back the rebellions against Saddam. Bush 41 is more like Chirac than his own son.

[Libertina]

Tugs on my heart strings... I am so saddened about how we left them high and dry last time. But we won't again. May democracy, freedom, and prosperity be their future!

[Dolphy]

George Herbert Walker Bush hurt this country when he failed to keep his promise to back the rebellions against Saddam. Bush 41 is more like Chirac than his own son.

The first President Bush must have taught his son do what is right, even when the world doesn't approve. George Herbert Walker Bush was handcuffed by the United Nations, his son walked away from them.

[Diddle E. Squat]

'I want to say hello to Bush, to shake his hand'

I absolutely love that quote.

[Lady Jag]

a truck drove down a side road in the Iraqi town of Safwan, laden with rugs

There's your Saddam right there!

[HHFi]

I saw Janeane Garofalo tell Bill O'Reilly a couple of weeks ago that she didn't believe this would go well without mass civilian casualities and that there would be Iraqis dancing in the streets and thanking American soldiers for liberating them...but if that did happen, she would gladly get down on her knees and beg President Bush's forgiveness.

I hate to quote Bill Clinton at a time like this, but "Put on your kneepads, Janeane."

[cyborg]

The Freepers won't let that happen I am sure!

[MHGinTN]

Would that this man's words/question could urge voters to take note of the way America runs under the clinonesque societal engineers, as opposed to an administration that will liberate the oppressed. Yes, it's in our best interest to do it. But we've sent our men and women to do rather than pretend to care enough to take action.

[lsee]

one boy grinned and put his thumb up.

Hopefully, this was a nice gesture and not the cultural equivalent of "up yours" that was discussed tonight on Foxnews.

[Libertina]

FReepers ROCK! :)

[cyncooper]

"You just arrived," he said. "You're late. What took you so long? God help you become victorious. I want to say hello to Bush, to shake his hand. We came out of the grave."

~SNIP~

At a checkpoint just north of the town two British military policemen with paramedical training and a US doctor rushed to treat two Iraqi men brought in on the back of a beaten-up pick-up truck. Their legs were lacerated by shrapnel. The military policemen did their conscientious best, and may have saved their lives.

Help is on the way.

[Lady Heron]

George Herbert Walker Bush hurt this country when he failed to keep his promise to back the rebellions against Saddam. Bush 41 is more like Chirac than his own son.

I disagree. Blame it on the UN. He wanted to free Iraq, the UN only allowed for the freeing of Kuwaite not liberating Iraq. Thank God and France, this President does not have his hands tied by the UN!

[Mfkmmof4]

Has she made her appointment with the president to make the apology? But right now I think his calendar is quite full...

[Michael.SF.]

For a long time we've been saying: 'Let them come'," his wife, Zahara, said. "Last night we were afraid, but we said: 'Never mind, as long as they get rid of him, as long as they overthrow him, no problem'." Their 29-year-old son was executed in July 2001, accused of harbouring warm feelings for Iran.

Thes are the voices of the real Iraqi people and represent the real reason we are in this war. To hear such words makes me proud that we are doing what we are doing. It also nd makes me even more embarrassed and angry at that protestors.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

Just letting you all know that the Guardian is very left wing!! I can't believe they published this article!

What the father said brought tears to my eyes! Thank God the USA and UK are there saving the day!!!!