Comments on: Anti-U.S. Street Demonstrations in Baghdad http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/anti-us-street-demonstrations-in-baghdad Loaning brain cells to those in need since 2003 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: example of a region http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/anti-us-street-demonstrations-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-37665 example of a region Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:37:24 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4274#comment-37665 [...] this afternoon to demonstrate against a long-term United States presence in Iraq, the first significhttp://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/anti-us-street-demonstrations-in-baghdadConfronting Prom Night Drinking New York TimesOfficials in the region are trying to call attention [...] [...] this afternoon to demonstrate against a long-term United States presence in Iraq, the first significhttp://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/anti-us-street-demonstrations-in-baghdadConfronting Prom Night Drinking New York TimesOfficials in the region are trying to call attention [...]

]]> By: gcotharn http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/anti-us-street-demonstrations-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-37632 gcotharn Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:53:39 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4274#comment-37632 Kathy, What do you recommend the U.S. policy should be in the coming months and years? Maybe, if I had read other of your posts, I would already know that. If it was in this post, I seem to have missed it. I think Iraq - for purposes of protecting their nascent democracy from Iran (amongst other threats) could use some U.S. military presence. In addition: I have read it takes, on average, 9 years to defeat an insurgency. The good news is the insurgencies do get defeated. It just takes time. I'm not so worried about the street demonstrations as you. I am gratified, actually, to see Iraqis exercising their freedoms via freely demonstrating against their government. One reason I am calm is I have read, in many places (Michael Yon, Michael Totten, et al), that much of the Iraqi populace appreciates the protection and the help provided by the U.S. military. Therefore: let Iraqi politics happen! Viva political action! We know from our own country that dissenting voices clash over every issue. Freedom! Ya gotta love it. Best luck. I appreciate the effort you put into researching this post. Kathy,

What do you recommend the U.S. policy should be in the coming months and years? Maybe, if I had read other of your posts, I would already know that. If it was in this post, I seem to have missed it.

I think Iraq - for purposes of protecting their nascent democracy from Iran (amongst other threats) could use some U.S. military presence. In addition: I have read it takes, on average, 9 years to defeat an insurgency. The good news is the insurgencies do get defeated. It just takes time.

I’m not so worried about the street demonstrations as you. I am gratified, actually, to see Iraqis exercising their freedoms via freely demonstrating against their government. One reason I am calm is I have read, in many places (Michael Yon, Michael Totten, et al), that much of the Iraqi populace appreciates the protection and the help provided by the U.S. military. Therefore: let Iraqi politics happen! Viva political action! We know from our own country that dissenting voices clash over every issue. Freedom! Ya gotta love it.

Best luck. I appreciate the effort you put into researching this post.

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