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Can anyone doubt that if, somehow, Saddam's forces had won, the same<BR>
Iraqis would be waving Iraqi flags, cheering, presenting flowers for<BR>
the Ba'ath Loyalist troops, etc.? What sentiment is "real," and what is<BR>
simply the result of a people so demoralized and oppressed that they have<BR>
simply become slavishly worshipful of power?<BR>
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CB: They may not actually worship power. Since the Americans have been recently savagely murdering people there, these people may be faking a welcome to try to avoid being killed. They are at the mercy of the American invaders. Many victims of conquest throughout history have been able to put on a "masK" of praise for their masters in order to survive.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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