[RoseofTexas]

I guess I'm a little lost here, there are 1 million(according to MSnbc early report this morn) shiites are protesting the US as we speak! For the first time in centuries they have the freedom to worship in their mosque in one of the cities and thousands upon thousands have showed up to protest and chant against the US. I don't get it? I thought the shiites would be the first ones welcoming us with open arms and not with sheer anger!

[stuartcr]

Apparently you, and many others, may have thought incorrectly!!

[pdjplano]

you don't understand islam then. the Shiites believe that religion and politics are intertwined, and that only by having an islamic state, will they be happy and not 'repressed'. the hate Saddam, but they also hate anyone not islamic/muslim/arab, including the people who liberated them from Saddam.

Think of them like the French, but more rapid in showing their true colors about the US...

[driftless]

No surprise to me. Iraq still has many crazy Muslims, and where they are you will find their pseudo-fascist Imams, Mullahs, and other wouldbe dictators and troublemakers. These religious fanatics must be squashed now, and I don't mean talked to nicely. Colonel David Hunt said as much on O'Reilly the other night. After we defeated Germany in WWII, I guarantee you there were many ex-Nazis who would have been very happy to have us pull out quickly instead of occupying the country for five years like we did. These Islamo-fascists have to be put in their place or killed. We do not want another Iran.

[fourdeuce82d]

I thought the shiites would be the first ones welcoming us with open arms and not with sheer anger!

At a guess, it's "thanks, we'll take it from here. Goodbye."

I can live with that.