[nicmarlo]

You gotta wonder what it's like to be there driving around Baghdad today...Maybe they don't know how close we are? Or maybe it's kind of a denial thing. Can you imagine another country's military coming into your home town? I think many may not know....the rest are in denial....and I've tried to think of another country's military coming into my home town....frightening....unless it can't be more frightening to live under such an evil man as Saddam and his thugs...

[Fledermaus]

Some are just stupid enough to believe the lies that we are not there.

The RG did at the airport. Some scientist doctor we took out of his house said, "I beleived the minister, they said they were 100 miles away in Najir (or whatever)".

[Tree of Liberty]

I was reading another article here at FR about a scientist, I think it was, who was really surprised when troops shot the lock off his door and came in. He bought into the propaganda that we hadn't made it any farther north than Najaf.

[cyncooper]

and I've tried to think of another country's military coming into my home town....frightening....unless it can't be more frightening to live under such an evil man as Saddam and his thugs...

That is what has brought me to tears--in addition to other stories. When I read and hear about innocent Iraqis happy to see us. EPWs, for crying out loud, HAPPY to be prisoners of the coalition!

What would it take for me to be welcoming an armed force from another country with open arms and tears of relief and joy? I shudder to think.