Emotional Moments.

[Steel Etto]

All else aside, I found yesterday a very emotional day. I don't know what images were sent out elsewhere in the world, but during the afternoon, here in the UK, we were able to watch the demolition of Hussein's statue in central Baghdad. There was an Iraqi exile in the studio at the time, and he was completely overcome.

I truly believe that yesterday itself, as an event, was not so much about America, or the UK, or Australia, or about any of the coalition - but I was incredibly proud of what had been achieved by the forces of the countries involved, including mine. When the call went out from the journalists at the Palestine Hotel, and within two hours the American Marines turned up... that was a pretty special moment for me, which underlined the history of countries like the US and the UK. And then to see that huge guy trying to knock down a monument with a sledgehammer...

It must be hard, no matter what else is involved, to have to accept you can't possibly do, in an hour, with a sledgehammer, what a US machine can do in five minutes. (Let alone five seconds, if the even more hi-tech approach had been used.)

But I thought the Marines judged it so right, sitting back for the right amount of time, but getting in there and helping at the right time too.


S

[mediman900]

thats right


GOD BLESS THE TROOPS
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT BUSH
GOD BLESS THE COALITION

[turbs]

Mediamn, next time Bush fucks canada up the ass like he did after 9/11 and like he did with the lumber dispute and like he did with agriculture and like he did with the export of ores and like he did with our security, thank him them ok.

turbs

[mediman900]

i dont blame Bush for that,

i blame Chretian!!! this wouldnt have happened if the Allicane was in power...

[footsniffa]

rah rah dubayah!!
first saddam and the shah!!

[smotherman]

AMEN Mediman900.Well said.


Peace
Smotherman

[TF0]

Originally posted by Steel Etto
All else aside, I found yesterday a very emotional day. I don't know what images were sent out elsewhere in the world, but during the afternoon, here in the UK, we were able to watch the demolition of Hussein's statue in central Baghdad. There was an Iraqi exile in the studio at the time, and he was completely overcome.


I found it very symbolistic.
You see the Iraqy people were the first ones who started to tear down the statue with a sledge hammer, then they tried to pull it down with a rope....but all failed because the statue was too sturdy.
Then one of our tanks came along and yanked Saddam's head off. LOL
But Saddam's feet is still there on the pedestal....meaning Saddam and his roots are still there in Iraq.

[Steel Etto]

TFO

You know, it's funny you mention that. I never thought about the feet thing, but I know what you mean. What I DID think of was that the first pull only sent it onto its side, but not off the pedestal. Like, the Gulf War didn't do it, and a second attempt was needed. Symbolism has always meant a great deal to me.

I know there is still a hell of a lot to do, to turn a fallen statue into an upright nation. But the chance is there, and it never was before. Let's hope the Iraqis are soon able to have the machinery to pull down even the pedestal, feet and all.

Best, S