Increasing "dislike" of "the American occupation" has led to "a rapid increase in the number of attacks on American soldiers"

A citizen of Sadr-City whispers that "the Americans liberated us from Saddam, but they have brought hatred", we are told by Le Monde (which suggests this is the general feeling in Iraq).

In the meantime, France's fears turn out to be correct: George W Bush continues to make parallels between the intervention in Iraq and World War II. Dieu merci, we have defense minister Michèle Alliot-Marie to set things straight: "Parallels are always difficult to make, even dangerous, when one is in circumstances that are completely different". (How lucky that the world has the French élite to put it on the right path.)

But an article in the New York Times seems to confirm the French people's legendary lucidité:

The … attitude toward the American occupation forces has swung from apathy and surface friendliness to active dislike. According to a military government official, this is finding expression in the organization of numerous local anti-American organizations … and in a rapid increase in the number of attacks on American soldiers. There were more such attacks in the first week of October than in the preceding five months of the occupation, this source declared.

I mean, what else do you need as proof that the invasion was a grave mistake? snorts David Kaspar on his Medienkritik.

Let's get out of here, asap.

Out of Germany, that is.

Germany?

Read the rest on David's Medienkritik

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