Such Ingratitude…
By I appreciate that Iraqi ingratitude must be grating to those who have seen friends fight and die in Iraq. I really do. The point, though, is that the Iraqis, by and large, would rather not have had 4300 Americans die on their behalf, or had some half a million of their countrymen slaughtered in order to “ensure Iraq’s freedom and future place as a responsible partner on the world scene.” It’s not a sacrifice that they asked for, or that they asked to pay, so it’s not quite fair to accuse them of being ingrates.
Best,
Rob