CYNTHIA E. AYERS
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raqi civilians were dancing and notification in the streets of Baghdad on the morning of 9 April 2003, firearm the American military consolidated efforts to secure the city. On that twenty-four hours it was obvious that Saddam Hussein had been deposed. In spite of the celebrations, however, compaction soldiers continued to meet opposition. By then the world could clearly see that at least some Iraqis were happy to be free and eager to express their joy at the glide by of the government. But many within the coalition were surprised that these feelings had not been expressed throughout the preceding weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom.1 US forces moving north across Iraq toward Baghdad had been greeted [by civilians] with violent antagonism in some cities, flat indifference in others, and [only later] in some places, with open arms.2 In the days that followed the initial celebrations in Baghdad, media attention was drawn to Iraqis protesting the American presence as well as those who welcomed the coalition soldiers. A CNN special entitle Inside the Regime highlighted Iraqis who worked at, yet lived in poverty beside to, the billion-dollar palaces of their former leader.
3 Even those with firsthand knowledge of the luxurious life story led by Hussein and his family remained skeptical of the benefits of liberation. They wondered if the security of the regime was not better than the lawlessness of their post-Saddam world. They inadequacyed water, electricity, and an end to rampant(ip) criminal activityâ€"and most of all, it seemed, they wanted Americans to leave their country.4 why were Iraqi citizensâ€"many, if not most, of whom were cognizant of the regimes atrocitiesâ€"so reticent to welcome freedom as the coalition forces succeeded in liberating cities and villages? Fear, according to leading Iraqi exiles, was the most probable reason,5 consternation of having to face the anger of the regime should the Americans not succeed. Fear of immediate...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com
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