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•Welcome America’s war on Saddam
Hussein..
As many of the country’s citizens say
“I CAN’T WAIT until tomorrow,” he blurted out, “Iraqis have
waited too long. Saddam Hussein will be finished and people will all come
out in the street to celebrate. Just you wait and see.” He laughed and
almost started dancing a jig himself, then and there. We’d figured all
along that war would trigger panic, desperation and, yes, jubilation among
Iraqis. After weeks of denial and feigned indifference, raw and complex
emotions had began pouring out in recent days. After decades of censoring
their every word, some citizens now dared to speak out (albeit still
privately in most cases) against the regime of Saddam Hussein. “He killed
everything that was beautiful in Iraq,” said Mohamed (a pseudonym), “The
Americans need to capture him and kill him on television to convince
Iraqis that he is really gone. Then they will celebrate.” |
