Speaking of opinions, did anyone watch young Trudeau's documentary/news report last night on W5?
He lived with a family in Baghdad for a week or two preceeding the war and a month or so following. He filmed and commented using what appeared to be a HandyCam.
I found it to be very interesting. As with anything, you don't know what he's not showing, but still, a great viewpoint.
It appeared Iraqi's were generally happy Saddam was ousted, and most of the bitterness towards the States built up post war when the Americans didn't help clean up the mess they had created, specifically the looting and crime.
A very telling portion of the show was some footage of a hospital specializing in cardiology completely looted and burnt while down the road, the Ministry of Oil was heavily guarded. This did not go unnoticed by the people of Baghdad.
Based on Trudeau's documentary, and some of Zinni's comments, it does seem the Americans may have been more successful if they had planned the post war activities as intensely as they planned the actual attack.
On a side note, Trudeau could find himself having a very successful career as a journalist. I thought the documentary was very good.
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