if they were freedom fighters, wouldn't they target the coalition soldiers, instead of civilians?
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/little-girl.htm
oh yea, sometimes they attack soldiers, but how often is that? 1 in 10 attacks?
2007-03-16 11:35:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
7th respondant, please try not to argue my honor. I have more than you think
2007-03-16 11:56:11 · update #1
It's a civil war. Even the Pentagon agrees.
Additionally, to refer to "insurgents" as if they were a monolithic block all pursuing a single goal is simplistic and incorrect. There are Sunni insurgents (both those fighting against the Americans and those fighting against the Iraqi government), Shiite insurgents (both those fighting against the U.S., against the govt., and FOR the govt.), and finally a handful of outside forces pursuing a vast array of different goals.
2007-03-16 11:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by Steve 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, freedom doesn't seem to be in the equation. The Sunnis were in power under Saddam but they are in the minority. Now, with the new government and since there are more Shiites than Sunnis, they want the power and the Sunnis are being eradicated. The Sunnis are afraid they will be forgotten in this new government so they are fighting for power as well.
I don't believe it has to do with the religious differences between the two because there are many who are inter-married, although most of the insurgency started when the mosques were blown up.
2007-03-16 18:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by BekindtoAnimals22 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where is your honor as an American citizen?
You write, "oh yea, sometimes they attack soldiers, but how often is that? 1 in 10 attacks?"
Our fellow countrymen and women are dead, and the best you can say is "oh yea"?
Shame on you.
2007-03-16 18:53:01 · answer #3 · answered by navymom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a civil war. the shiites and the sunnis are fighting eachother, and we are in the unenviable position of being in the middle.
the attacks done by the freedom fighters you are talking about have subsided, either they gave up, were killed, or are now part of the civil war.
2007-03-16 18:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's sectarian violence, so shia attack sunni and vice versa. Sunni's and shia attack our troops as well. It's a power struggle.
2007-03-16 18:44:55 · answer #5 · answered by jeb black 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are freedom fighters because liberals believe the US are oppressors. They are fighting from our oppression. The whole thing is disgusting.
2007-03-16 18:39:47 · answer #6 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
why would anyone think they are freedom fighters... they are not going to have anyone to free if they keep killing themselves and their own people
2007-03-16 19:04:24 · answer #7 · answered by Lindsey G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the deranged mind, everyone is the enemy.
2007-03-16 18:39:42 · answer #8 · answered by MoltarRocks 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they fight the war they can win
2007-03-16 18:41:40 · answer #9 · answered by Departed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋