Why don't you link to some of those stories and then ask their authors how they feel about their lives today?Saddam had a quran written in his blood, the house of Saud had more an a ton of the books thrown in the sewers by government officials.
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They have both tarnished Islam. Both have been the cause and intentionally perpetrated wars on their fellow muslims. Both have denied rights to and brutalized their own people. Both have had a profound effect on how muslims are seen and treated today by the world.
I think the poll would have been quite different if the outside insurgents (who of course didn't want to see a democracy) came flooding into Iraq. Right after the war, there were many interviews of the Iraqi people, and they said they were happy, among other things, to be able to have their own newspapers and to put on their own plays. Even the Business Section of the newspaper said they were now going out and buying big ticket items and even having plastic surgery. I think we all remember the stories about how happy the Iraqis were to be able to go out and vote, and we certainly should remember how the Iraqis living here drove hundreds of miles to a polling place to cast their votes. They even took camcorders with him to record the historic event of them being able to vote for their choice.
"For example, when asked about political freedom, 53% of Shias and 54% of Sunni Arabs say that things are worse now, and less than a third of each group believes that things have improved.
"As for personal security and safety, there is an overwhelming consensus among both groups (81% of Shias, 88% of Sunni Arabs) that it is worse than before, which is hardly surprising.
"The responses on economic development/employment are almost as lopsided and negative: 74% of Shias and 80% of Sunni Arabs say that things are worse.
"In every category except religious freedom, Shia and Sunni Arabs are in agreement that things have become worse since the U.S. invaded.
How Do Iraqis View the Effects of the Iraq War? | The American Conservative
Why don't you go over there, Herr George, and ask these people if they feel there lives would be better if the outside insurgents didn't come in and start all that trouble. Evidently you weren't reading the newspaper reports coming from that country right afterSaddam was toppled and don't realize how the people felt about being free at last after so many years of living under a tyrant.