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Originally posted by Aredubjay


I, like many people, gasped as Mr. Chin placed the flag over Saddam's statue's face. A very short time later, the flag was taken down and replaced with an Iraqi flag. Mr. Chin later explained that he'd been ordered to hoist the flag and then, had been ordered to take it down, then, had been offered the Iraqi flag by one of the people who'd ASKED them to help tear down the statue (they were having no luck with a sledge hammer and trying to pull it down bare-handed with ropes). I sat and watched the whole thing in awe and was extremely surprised to watch the contingent walk to the tank service vehicle (a tow truck for tanks) and ask for their help. Helps to know the whole story. It was a cooperative effort.

MY thing is that if the iraqi people want to tear the damn thing down. They have the right to do it. But the US should have just sit and watch since it is NOT the purpose of the trip. It just looks wrong. my first impression is that US troops geather a few iraqi people and asked/told them to help bring the statue down. To me, the picture on the staute is not the issue.

Also, on the NPR there was a report that US used C4s to blow up the painted face of Suddam from a wall. Why blow up a face and waste the C4 when iraqi people can just paint over the damn thing. Perhaps I am wrong.

Lwin