Posted 5:27 PM by Steve
It is interesting to note that in the debate over the War in Iraq, the one voice that is consistently ignored by the Western media is that of the Iraqis themselves.

Here is a quote from BBCArabic by Iraqi Hassan al-Saadoun Diyala regarding President Bush's June 28th speech:

"Thank you courageous president; you faced down the whole world in order to rid the world from terrorism, Wahabi extremists and those who have supported them amongst the weaker Arabs. Iraqis are grateful for your courage and support. You are a true leader."

Another quote from an Iraqi on BBCArabic:

"The Iraqi people will never forget the sacrifices of members of the coalition in Iraq in their efforts to bring about democracy and to expunge terrorism. We will also always remember the role played by the Arab dictatorships in their efforts to destroy Iraq"

Muthafar al-Anzi

Abdul Al Suja an Iraqi in Ramallah had this to say:

"As an Iraqi, I am uniquely qualified to post on this discussion. First off, life is definitely better under the coalition than under Saddam. Saddam's regime killed thousands of my fellow Iraqis. The only way people in the "West" don't see this is because they have a media with a liberal bias.

"In spite of all the bad things we face on a daily basis in Iraq, life is beautiful without Saddam."

Jalal Baghdadi, Baghdad


Quite a different picture is painted by these words. Not partisan words. Not spin. These are the people who lived under Saddam and his tyranny. These are the people who are experiencing hope for the first time in their lives that Iraq will be a better place to live for their children and their children's children. It's time for the naysayers and doom and gloom pessimists on the left to admit that they were WRONG about Iraq. It's time they admit that their conspiracy theories were ludicrous and absurd. Americans should demand and apology. We won't forget their anti-American treachery cloaked in "compassion and concern". Ultimately, it was concerned and compassionate conservatives who acted to improve the human rights conditions in Iraq.