Well, I guess George Bush has his answer to why the Iraqis are not bowing down and thanking him for invading their country.

Needless to say, life in Iraq was no cakewalk under Insane Hussein's rule.  So it speaks volumes about how badly the United States has fumbled the war in Iraq, and turned that country upside down, that many Iraqis still believe they had it better under Saddam.

According to a poll conducted by the Iraq Centre for Research and Strategic Studies and the Gulf Research Center, 90% (yes, 90%) of the respondents say the situation in Iraq was better before the March 2003 invasion.

Iraqis say they were better off under rule of Saddam Hussein

In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday, I thought I would post a link to his "Beyond Vietnam" speech.

Sadly, this speech is relevant today, just as it was when he delivered it on April 4, 1967. 

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/058.html

More evidence of George Bush's arrogance.

During an interview that aired on CBS' 60 Minutes yesterday, Bush was asked if he owed the Iraqi people an apology for fumbling this war and not providing better security.  He responded by saying he felt the Iraqi people owe the United States a debt of gratitude.  Huh?  Owe the U.S. a debt of gratidue for ripping their country to shreds and murdering innocent civilians?

From the transcript of Bush's 60 Minutes interview:

PELLEY: Do you think you owe the Iraqi people an apology for not doing a better job?

BUSH: That we didn't do a better job or they didn't do a better job?

PELLEY: Well, that the United States did not do a better job in providing security after the invasion.

BUSH: Not at all. I am proud of the efforts we did. We liberated that country from a tyrant. I think the Iraqi people owe the American people a huge debt of gratitude, and I believe most Iraqis express that. I mean, the people understand that we've endured great sacrifice to help them. That's the problem here in America. They wonder whether or not there is a gratitude level that's significant enough in Iraq.

Poor Bushie.  I almost feel sorry for him. After all this time, he doesn't have a clue.  He still thinks we were greeted as liberators and have done this great thing in Iraq. 

Transcript: Bush Interview

President Spoke to 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley At Camp David