Baghdad falls: Iraqis erupt ("Come see, this is freedom! OH PEOPLE! THIS IS FREEDOM!")

Scientific American | April 10 2003 | Paul McGeough, Herald Correspondent in Baghdad

[Beck_isright]

LOL, yes, that board is the car wreck of the Internet. You don't want to join it, but it is fun to watch in moments like this. Now I guess we just have to watch the backlash in Congress next week from the fruity left!

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[Billthedrill]

I normally ignore the DUmmies but this is simply too much fun. They're going absolutely ballistic over there. "It's a fake, it's staged, it ain't over yet." Losers.

I love the smell of schadenfreud in the morning - it smells like VICTORY!

[ppaul]

[Ima Lurker]

Amen to that. Frankly, knowing how the left must be suffering right now only adds to my glee. I can't believe my good fortune to be home on vacation this week. There is nothing like seeing that statue come down live.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...seeing the lefties break out in hives is almost as good as seeing the Iraqis cheering (but not quite).

They just never come down on the correct side of anything, do they? They must really have to work at it.

[cyncooper]

Ping

[Hildy]

I did find ONE sane post (eveything in bold is in the posting):

We can't cower in fear of extremists... Who says we have to bow down all the time to the Muslim world? I would imagine a soldier that has fought with blood, sweat and tears, and is far away from home couldn't contain himself from seeing a stars and stripes. When the hell did the Democratic party, of which I belong, become such hell-bent on seeing everything negative?

I swear, DU can't be happy for just a moment in that these people might actually enjoy a day a freedom.

[nutmeg]

If you missed the historic toppling of the Saddam statue in Baghdad, be sure to look for the re-plays tonight!

The statue toppled at about 10:55AM EDT... I did a quick check: FNC, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC and CBS radio were all covering it LIVE.

As I type this... Simon Marks of Fox News reporting that these scenes of celebration are playing nonstop on Al Jazeera TV throughout the Arab world. He says the jubilant images of the Iraqi people - some waving the Stars & Stripes - will certainly be stunning to Arabs around the world!

British commander (?) Al Lockwood at CentCom saying he was a "doubting Thomas" at first, but he now believes this military campaign will go down in history as one of the most brilliant in the history of the world.

Brett Baier, Fox News, at the Pentagon... The mood is ecstatic.. but there are still fights to come. Says Rummy will probably impart a tone of caution... Gen Myers: "People are rejoicing... the Iraqi people are now liberated."

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ping list.

[Corin Stormhands]

Next Poster: "How can you be reelected when you were never elected."

That's right. And that's why we're running him in 2004 AND 2008! :-)

[Dead Dog]

"many of them wearing the soccer shirts of leading Western clubs such as Manchester United"

OK, they need to understand that they are free now. It's time for them to start playing Football like civilized people do. Like people with quality medical care

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[js1138]

"Today Baghdad is like Berlin in 1945," an egg-seller told the Herald.

Not exactly. The Russians rolled into Berlin, losing a hundred thousand troops in the process. And they did not liberate the city.

[Beck_isright]

They are imploding. It's beyond hilarious. I have to quit sneaking a peak over there because it's too damn funny. I can't wait to see who Hannity and Colmes drag on to their show tonight. I'm sure it will be another lefty going nuclear.

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[js1138]

[muawiyah]

How I wish Dr. Jwadeih could have lived to see this. He was the very first Iraqi I ever met - one of the smartest men on Earth - his introductory course on the Middle East was the kind everybody should have to take.

[Conservative til I die]

The reactions of the left such as this are good news for us. Rather than strategizing for the future, they are living frozen in the past. Their whole platform now is "Bush was never elected" and conspiracy theories about how this war is just a re-election tool, which 85% of the public is not buying.

[Beck_isright]

It gets even better. How are they going to react when W visits Baghdad the first time after the recover is well underway? The lefties will freak out and it will be hilarious.

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[Destro]

Freedom=looting

[Aquinasfan]

Very moving photos.

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

It does seem that there is a rather good sized crowd, but not exactly throngs of people, nor a good cross-section of people, but mostly young, Iraqi men. I hope this isn't just a bunch of crazy looters. They compare it to Paris 1944, but then the streets there were PACKED with jubilant men, women and children ...

[Freedom2specul8]

"There were wild scenes as residents - some in tears, others singing and dancing - crowded on to city freeways, showering the Americans who rode into town atop their tanks with flowers and the classic Iraqi greeting for foreigners: "Welcome! Welcome in Baghdad." "Today Baghdad is like Berlin in 1945," an egg-seller told the Herald."

THank you for this post!!

AWESOME!

It's been quite exciting watching the reports on tv..tearing down the statue of saddam, watching them drag the head through the street, seeing people feel 'the freedom necessary' to express their relief! WOW!