Ingrates!

I've been watching CNN. It's good to see dancing in the streets, as long-oppressed residents of Iraq finally get the opportunity to express themselves as the coalition troops roll through their towns. Hours later, I'm watching another CNN report, where an independent western reporter is attempting to interview some of the residents after the troops have left the town. Now, it's a completely different story! The residents are calling them "Satan". Even the journalists are called by this name.

Residents are questioning the reporters as to when the Israeli's will be entering the country; and when will the Americans be leaving. So many years of living in an oppressive regime, where all you hear from cradle to grave is anti-American, anti-semetic rhetoric... it seems no matter what the Americans attempt to do for these people, they will never understand what is being done for them.

I am now beginning to fear that sleeper cells of brainwashed civilians will allow coalition forces to penetrate Iraq with no resistance, only to be met with stiff guerilla warfare on the way out.

And now, we have word that in the 101st Airborne headquarters in Kuwait, two "terrorists" lobbed grenades into the tents of the garrison commanders, and shot at people as they evacuated the tents. To be fair, I would label these perpetrators as "special forces" (which, to me, is the definition of clandestine fighters in a formal conflict). However, it does point out that westerners are overly trusting of those they choose as allies.

Update
So, the Airborne security is OK after all. I hope they use the fucker that lobbed the grenade as a human shield on the next reconnaissance run. I know they won't - but a guy can dream can't he?