Believe it or not, during an interview by PBS NewsHour, a New York Times reporter in Bagdad (Foster, I believe is his name) stated there was much anticipation of the arrival of the American troops by the Iraqi's -- anticipation that they would soon be free from Saddam's regimed. The NewsHour interviewer appeared stunned.
Yet another account of the innocent Iraqis WANTING us to help them.
I love the embedded reporters---the ones I've seen and heard on the three cables, anyway.
The New York Times reporter was John Burns. He was on again, tonight, on both PBS and ABC. He was astonishing. Tonight on PBS he had reservations on the Iraqi government's contention that a missle caused the civilian casualties in the marketplace, stating the crater did not look like a bomb crater (too small). On CBS he spoke how the civilians on the scene at the marketplace blast treated the western journalist with no animosity, even shaking the journalists hands when they learned the journalists home countries.
We need to learn more about John Burns. He is not your typical New York Times reporter.