2007-01-18 08:32:38 · 26 answers · asked by ? 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
lol it's not that simple. there are major cultural rifts/differences. we don't understand them and they don't understand us. it goes both ways!
2007-01-18 08:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by should be working 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
You could hardly blame them if they were....
Saddam's political party ("the insurgents") is still trying to get power back: I guess you could call them the sociopath party. Then various Islamist terrorists (people who want a worldwide Islamic government and Sharia law) join in to prevent democracy, which they see as a backward step. The regular Iraqi people have shown great courage in participating in elections and working for a normal peaceful life. But Iraq has been plagued with coups and dictatorships since it got its independence in the 1930s, so they don't have much practice.
2007-01-18 16:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently some ofthem are, and they are being whipped up into a state of frenzy by their religious leaders screaming about how evil America and the western world are trying to destroy them. If you have to listen to this 5 times a day, you'd probably start to believe the lies as well. I think that if they went into the mosques and arrested all the Imams and mullahs doing this and replaced them with pacifists, the country would settle down.
2007-01-18 16:44:05 · answer #3 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are from two different sides of the planet. We just don't understand, or want to understand each other. The fact that there culture is so different from ours, and we keep shoving our beliefs down their throat doesn't help the situation. Like wise, they would like nothing more than to convert the whole world into muslims. It wouldn't matter though, there will never be world peace because mankind is so distructive.
2007-01-18 17:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by FordGT guy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Completely different set of beliefs and values. They don't like that infidels have invaded their country and are now trying to make them (the muslims) conform to an infidel government. It is a terrible insult to their God. It's all a religious thing.
You could also say, "what wrong with people in America? They're against stem cell research and believe humans co-existed with dinosaurs - are they crazy??"
2007-01-18 16:37:11 · answer #5 · answered by Mike K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are in the middle of a sectarian civil war, while at the same time dealing with an occupying army. That might tend to make people a bit testy.
2007-01-18 16:37:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone playing the Muslim card should note that Iraq is a multicultural country, so not everyone who lives there is Muslim.
2007-01-18 16:41:35 · answer #7 · answered by Mighty C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think of how much violence there was in New Orleans after Katrina, people in the US aren't that different. Everyone can act crazy.
2007-01-18 16:41:23 · answer #8 · answered by Gustav 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Uh..no. I doubt in general they're all crazy. It's a different culture, different way of thinking. I'm sure they find some of the things you do pretty insane.
2007-01-18 16:36:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no they are not crazy. we are not fighting the iraq army we r fighting "insurgents" or how ever u spell it which is simply a term meaning pissed off civilians. picture you sitting in your home and an iraq tank rolling down your street. wouldnt u want to grab ur gun and go shoot them. thats all thats happening we r in their country and they are pissed off. our army is every where and the civilians are pissed and shooting at us.
2007-01-18 16:38:31 · answer #10 · answered by rodie5582 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
anytime you try to help someone out of a tough situation they most likely will fall back from week courage. new leg's remember, first steps are hardest.
2007-01-18 16:37:49 · answer #11 · answered by Conway 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋