I read both articles. In their first one they explain that their country is wrecked and you can't walk on the streets. That would make me mad as well.
But... in all honesty I don't really get it either. You'd think they'd be quite happy to be rid of Saddam. I guess they are, but it doesn't seem to translate into happiness and co-operation with the United States. I don't know, just blabbing here. Perhaps after 30 years under that bas**rd, 3 major wars, all the awful things that have happened, everybody is understandably p*ssed and they just want a country for themselves and they don't see the Americans leaving anytime soon. Kinda hard to explain to someone "if everything calms down we can get this new, good country started and then we will leave" (which I assume is the plan) while foreign troops roam the dangerous streets.
Of course with all the "they'll greet us with flowers and kisses" business before the war, we kinda got conditioned to expect everything to go nice and smooth.
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