>if they love us so, why are we shooting up civilians like there is no
>tomorrow?
No one said they love "us." But even if it's just one in five Iraqis who hate the U.S., that's a lot of people who can do a lot of damage. And if another one or two out of the five don't care much either way, then they're not going to turn anyone in. From the soldier's point of view, looking into a crowd where 20% or 40% of the members would like to kill you, you'd be tempted to shoot randomly, wouldn't you?
Doug