What is the difference between the french resistance in world war two who continued to fight their occupiers even after their government had surrendered and the Insurgents in Iraq who continued to fight their occupiers even after their government had surrendered?
Serious question, why hate freedom fighters in Iraq but support them in france?
2006-09-04 16:14:02 · 9 answers · asked by John S 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The difference is who wins in the end. Sad but true.
Most people also cannot make the distinction between insurgents and terrorists. Now, in Iraq there might not be a distinction. If not, then there wasn't in France during WW2 either.
But too many people can't or won't make distinctions, even when they are fundamental to the issue. So, you end up with illogical results and contradictions, because people have abandoned logic.
2006-09-04 16:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
The differences is that the Insurgents (terrorists) in Iraq are fighting against their own legally elected government. More over, much of the fighting is between different Islamic sects and many of the fighters are from outside of Iraq. This is nothing like the resistance of World War II which were partisans in their home land fighting an invasion force intent on taking over this homeland.
2006-09-04 23:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by Randy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A very good question. They are really both the same. The difference is there has been an amazing voter turn out supporting a new government in Iraq. Another reason of course is that we are directly involved in Iraq and to us they are an enemy.
I must add tho that we should never have gone to Iraq, but that is another story!
An army can fight another army, but is a target for terrorist.
Only the people of the world can fight terrorist by knowing our neighbors and reporting bad guys to the police.
2006-09-04 23:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by Pey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The difference is in France, the French Underground and Resistance fighters were FRENCH. The "Insurgents" in Iraq are not Iraqis for the most part. They are radical Muslim extremists that the rest of the world call "Al Qaeda" and they are a religious group of terrorists that are fighting us on Iraqi soil, hoping to drum up hatred for Americans in Iraq. They have no Geo political borders or government to hold them back. They are dedicated to disrupting peace and the destruction of America. They use tactics that include killing Iraqis. If everyone truly wanted the US out of Iraq, they would allow everything to rebuild, peace to break out, have us withdraw, then cause havoc for their personal gains. The truth of it is, they want us their so they have us to fight and every time they can kill another American soldier, it is cause to celebrate.
I'm getting many thumbs down, sorry to have destroyed all you believed in.
2006-09-04 23:19:04 · answer #4 · answered by Mark W 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
It depends on whose side they are on. If "they" are on the side of the issue I like, they are freedom fighters. If not they are not, they are terrorists. In our own revolution, the British thought we were terrorists, while the French thought we were freedom fighters. And the words have great power. It is easy to bomb a terrorist, but very hard to bomb a freedom fighter.
2006-09-04 23:27:40 · answer #5 · answered by michaelsan 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Insurgency (as a word) further justifies the occupation. Resistance (as a word) would never work as it might imply the occupation isnt wanted and would leave the US looking like the bad guys. I think it is a blatant play on language.
2006-09-04 23:19:21 · answer #6 · answered by texascrazykat 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
because the French were American allies in WW11,, the US had 99% support of the American people,,,, it was a justified war,,,, Bush is no FDR,,,he invaded Iraq,,, US soldiers are in the middle of a civil war between the Sunnis and the Shiites,, they wear no uniforms,,, they are all Iraqi citizens,,, some radical,, some probably shell shocked,,, the comparison made by Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld is contributing to one thing,, the questions about Fascists,,, who are they,,, the secretary of defense made a huge mistake to compare American citizens to Nazi appeasers,,,, Bush's Iraq war compares more to Vietnam
2006-09-04 23:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter
2006-09-04 23:20:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Duh....The fact that they are killing each other for the mos part. Seriously?
2006-09-04 23:25:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋