[Spinzgirl]

It seems odd to be hearing discussions about a new "democratic" Iraq when looking at the US it seems we're moving farther away from a democratic state and closer to a dictatorship of sorts. Bush is making it clear that religion is going to sway his leadership. He is a very energetic speaker, albeit not an intelligent one, but he knows how to mislead the masses. Let's face it, if we don't speak up now we may one day be like Iraq, but with our "superpowers" no one will come in to liberate us.

Granted, I may sound a bit paranoid, but it's just a gut feeling I get every time someone is called anti-American for not wanting to go to war. Freedom of thought is being squashed by brain-washed followers, but it's on a peer level so as not to look like the government is perpetrating it.

As for whether the Iraqis are responsible, well, it depends on how they view Saddam. If they see him more as a religious figure or as a protector from the godless west then they are not responsible for standing up to him. Who knows, maybe there are plans to overthrow him, but would they be stupid enough to broadcast it? I hope not. But, until any of us has lived there under those conditions it is impossible to say.