Iraqis’ Reactions to President Obama’s Speech (from the people who brought you this war)

[underpants]

Source: NY Times

Raed Mohammed Bashir, 35
“I heard the speech. It was a speech for domestic consumption in the U.S. It is good for the upcoming American election. For Iraqis, it meant nothing. We are suffering in bad conditions, with loss of security, corruption and no government. The Americans lost nothing, whether they completed their mission or not. What more will happen to Iraq? They destroyed Iraq and surrendered it. We cannot even form a government so how come they are leaving Iraq? They will leave us to whom?”

Alaa al-Najar, 36
“I was busy with my broken generator. I want Obama to give us power instead of words.”

Suaad Mohamed, 41
Teacher
“I heard the speech, but I need him to start delivering. He needs to give us our stolen rights so that we will give him our trust.”


Momtaz Ali, 29
Supermarket Owner
“I am busy earning my living to pay my rent and generator costs, I have no time to hear Obama’s speech. I would rather listen to any song rather than hear this troublemaker lie.”

Read more: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/iraqis-reactions-to-president-obamas-speech/

[JuniperLea]

1. I see no reason for them to trust any US President...

Bush screwed them... that's all they know... Obama is the new Bush to them? Not surprising. Reminds me of home. Bush screwed us too... and many are blaming Obama for that.

[Winterblues]

6. No one is blameing Obama for the screwing Bush* gave us

They are blameing him for the continuation of the screwing we are getting...:shrug:

[gratuitous]

2. Oh, boo hoo! "My generator" this, "stolen rights" that

Geesh, you'd think we didn't get rid of Saddam Hussein! Buncha ingrates. Maybe next time we won't liberate them to roast in the desert heat.

[liberalmuse]

3. I really hope this is satire.

I lost the ability to detect satire sometime during the Bush era, LOL.

[gratuitous]

4. To tell ya the truth

I don't know myself anymore. I'll check into it.

[indimuse]

5. are you for real??

you sound like a rightty!

[rpannier]

7. I think the poster is parroting what reich wingers think

[obxhead]

8. We did not get through this war with no losses.

Granted, our losses were/are much less than those of Iraq, but we did not come through this unscathed.