Right now in Dearborn, Michigan - the home of the biggest Iraqi population in the United States there are thousands of Iraqi's flying American flags and saying "I love George Bush". It's all over the local stations here. So exactly who were the protesters speaking for? The Iraqi people? Why did the protesters feel they knew more than the Iraqi groups like The Iraqi National Counsil The Commitee for the Liberation of Iraq Iraq Foundation for Democracy The Iraqi American Counsil And the entire city of Dearborn, Michigan ??????
Czarists applaud fall of Soviet Union. Film at 11. This just in: Miami, Fla. - The Batistia and Bacardi families and the Mafia are waiting for their turn to erupt with joy upon the liberation of Cuba. "Oh how we shall dance in the streets of Miami and waive big Amercian flags when that day comes!", said one former Batista secret policeman. Seriously, if I was an Iraqi-American I'd just be happy that the worst of the shooting and bombing of whatever family I may have back there is probably over. That alone would make me want to dance in the street.
so Joe, the best you got is to equate the Iraqi American population with the Mafia? Even on a day of great joy for these people I am glad you have taken an opportunity to cheap shot Cuban and Iraqi exiles.
Re: Re: Dearborn, Michigan erupts with joy especially the ones burning the American flags. But really, I think we all knew we'd se the day that the citizens of Iraq like the United States better than Joseph Pakovitz.
Re: Czarists applaud fall of Soviet Union. Film at 11. You're right Joe, you have a much better opinion about their country than they do.
And the ex-Batista Krazy Kubans in Miami, both of whom are still really pissed at Castro. If you want to use their joy as an excuse to rip on people you disagree with, I can use it to rip on people I disagree with.
So the war hasn't swung the way you predicted, so now you've decided to take a gratutious swipe at Cuban-Americans, Iraqi-Americans, and Iraqi Exiles. What exactly do the Cuban-Americans have to do with this anyway?
Joe please tell me where I called the protsters criminals or murderers. Thanks. Of course, you are right though. Every Cuban exile who hates Castro is a thug and a krazy kuban. every Iraqi exile celebrating is as bad as those same thugs. I didn't rip on the protesters Joe, I merely asked why they felt they knew more about this situation than the people who have actually lived in Iraq, like the groups I named above. Thanks again, Joe.
Why do you make the assumption that protestors were trying to speak for the Iraqi people? You find a link to one protestor who claimed they were speaking for the Iraqi people, and I won't tear down your little straw man.
Re: Re: Re: Dearborn, Michigan erupts with joy I wasn't. The protestors were speaking for America, in the sense of speaking for America's best and greatest interest.
yeah... i better not see any of them waving iraqi flags (either the pre-gulf war model or all-saddam-all-the time model) the next time team iraq plays the usmnt at michigan stadium...
Re: Re: Dearborn, Michigan erupts with joy Funny how they decided not to settle in Texas. Why is that?
Don't worry. You won't ever see the Nats play at Michigan stadium. You think other venues are cavernous?
Re: Re: Re: Dearborn, Michigan erupts with joy Because it didn't remind them of a godforsaken hellhole full of fat ugly women?
The issue isn't whether they know more about the repressive regime in Iraq. Any numbskull can figure that out. The issue is whether they are a better voice than protesters in terms of "US" policy. And in that, I'd give US citizens as much or more credit when it comes to voicing what US policy should be. Keep in mind that "freeing the iraqi people" was not the main point of this war until just a bit before the bombs started flying. Joe's point about the Cubans is exactly right. If you want to run your foreign policy on what exiles think, we'd always be at war. And that wouldn't be good policy.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Dearborn, Michigan erupts with joy The hellhole part may be right, but our woman aren't ugly.
Re: Re: Re: Dearborn, Michigan erupts with joy Cause we're chock full o' mexicans already. And what Gringo said.
I guess we should all know that the piss on Bush parade continues. No, the events in Iraq is not a cure-all for the worlds problems. But I would like to think we could at least smile and recognize that the Iraqi people sense that they are now free. Unless, of course, like some here, you really hate freedom...
Re: Re: Re: Re: Dearborn, Michigan erupts with joy Huh, our Mexicans didn't scare them away. They must be classier Mexicans.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dearborn, Michigan erupts with joy Michigan mexicans don't count. Chicago mexicans get 1/2 credit.