12-15-2003, 01:53 PM
Quote:but the implied claim that life in Iraq is better than it has ever been under Ba'ath rule is bogus
True. Unless you happen to be Jewish, homosexual, member of the wrong ethnic group, or in political opposition to Baath fascism, or have friends or family that fullfill one of these criteria.
It is no surprise that some Iraqis are not very enthusiastic about the end of Saddam's regime. For some people, life will actually not get better, but worse. For all those who benefited from the Baath regime.