Saw that same documentary. Excellent.
I also believe, that contrary to derogatory comments about 'sandpeople' etc., the people of Iraq are not ALL guilty of the actions of those in power. Condemning all for the actions of a few, would be like blaming you or I for the actions of President Clinton. Sure....we spoke out about the dislike/hatred we had for this man and his actions. But that is because WE COULD.
I would not presume to arrogantly state what is or is not God's will, but I hope and pray that he is guiding us to bring some semblance of freedom and comfort to the Iraqi populace.
The only people that are likely to have true loyalty to Saddam are those (1) who got lucrative positions on his staff; (2) those who have blood ties to his family or are from his village; (3) crazed Sunnis who actually enjoy watching him deal with the Kurds and Shiites in a brutal manner.
I'm not convinced that this "car mechanic" was a car mechanic. How did he know the name of an Israeli Colonel? Iraq has been caught before using officials of the central government as the subjects of "man-on-the-street" interviews, a practice which thus far the Western media has been all too happy to accomodate.
Further, even if this was a real "man-on-the-street," many Iraqis believe as many as 1 in 7 adults are paid informants for Saddam. Therefore, if you talk to them on the street they will say only what they would say to Saddam himself. I am not at all convinced the average Iraqi is happy about this.
Now, as for the Palestinians...