Do the Iraqi Kurds still like the US?
831054
I have regular contact with a few soldiers over there now and from what they have told me,yes and are still thankful for much of the help.The Kurds have moved to another part of Iraq away from Bagdad and Fallujah and are living in peace..they dont kill each other off like the Shites and the Sunnis.
872936
Because the US government believed that democracy can be imposed by force. Iraq was a country created by the Uk at the end of WWII in order to secure the ressources in separating the different communities: Chiites, Sunnites and Kurds were forced to live together under a dictator.\nNow that the dictator is gone, they have no reason to stay together.\nKurds wants to reunite with their people in turkey and kurdistan. Iran wants theirs and chaos has came.\nNo way out - Good luck !
1069068
Americans for the most part like the Iraqi's.  It is the terrorist insurgents and the hangers on to the old regime we don't like.  In the words of Thomas Jefferson, all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights.  Sometimes you just have to stand up and fight for those rights.  The Iraqi people are just starting to get a chance to fight for their own rights now.  If you are an Iraqi, be proud, vote and support your new free and open Representative Republic.  It may not be perfect, but it beats the hell out of tyranny.
377874
I think that northern Iraq (which is mostly Kurdish) is much more peaceful and prosperous than the rest of the country. They must be doing something right.
148410
I think there's little doubt about that.  The only reason the country was stable for so long was Saddam Hussein.  Oppresive dictatorship is a highly effective way to hold together a country that should be torn appart by different factions all vying for control.  Iraq is made up primarily of three groups: the Shi'it Muslims, the Sunni Muslims, and the Kurds.  If I remember correctly, the Sunni's have most of the money, but most of the population is Shi'it (I may have reversed the two, though), and neither group is too fond of the Kurds.  Under Saddam, you had the wealthy elite repressing the both other groups.  Now it's revenge time.  No way it's going to be stable.  Besides which anyone who's actually elected president by any kind of majority vote we're going to through out as too religious and too anti-American (guess what, they don't like us very much).
703916
The Iraqis didn't destroy the American military; there have only been just 2837 US military killed since 9-11.  Compare that with 400,000 US dead in WW II and you can see that Iraq is basically nothing more than a 'training exercise' to keep military tactics, strategies and reflexes honed.\n\nAnd yes....duh...America is still the one and only superpower.
1084607
Hi, I am an Englishman and never visited the States. I suppose like many people I would have to say that I have had mixed feelings about the USA. Most of the information regarding world events etc comes via the media and does not I think always give the most unbiased opinion. Not just in political events. We all see popular shows like Oprah and this without doubt has a profoundly negative effect. We see in the main what can only be described as weirdos and have to wonder if these strange selfish people are indicative of the country as a whole.\nHigh consumers, irresponsible ecological attitude and a me, me, me mind set.\nAll sounds horrible doesn't it? Thankfully there is the Internet where over the past couple of years I have made some excellent friends who have illustrated that there is a far more caring and unselfish, generous aspect to many of the citizens of the US than I previously thought. \nMy country and yours have been strong allies both economically and in time of conflict and shared a whole lot together. I personally hope that this will always be the case.\nWho knows what may happen in Iraq, North Korea and the rest of the world. But I believe that in the main (although always influenced by oil) The forces currently in Iraq are trying extremely hard to bring about stability. If they were only allowed to do so, your country and mine could bring our troops home. The sooner the better.\nIn a nut shell I am pro American. OK?
962257
Uh, gee, let's see:\n\n1 - Over 80% of Iraqis say they want the US out of Iraq,\n2 - Over 60% of Iraqis say they want the US out of Iraq AFTER stability is restored, and\n3 - Ergo, they want us to stay until stability is restored.\n\nSimple?  If you say so!
1035585
Nope. It's still the same way it was before we invaded. Warlords run most of the country under their own laws, and the only thing that's pro-Western is the government in the capital. Sorry.
350818
No.\n\nIn my opinion, the US Government felt the Iraq regime was too unstable, too dangerous, and too potentially volatile to be left in place as a detriment to the War on Terrorism. While it seems true that Iraq did not participate in 9/11, it also seems true that Iraq had approached Al Quaeda before and had offered to cooperate; it was Al Quaeda that turned down Iraq, not the other way around. One of the reasons why Hussein was more defiant in the 1990's was because the huge armies assembled for the Gulf War '91 had long since been disbanded.\n\nHistory will judge whether this was a correct or incorrect decision. I understand that a lot of people don't like President Bush. He came into office in 2001 demanding acceptance and obedience from the American people far in excess of whatever mandate he may have received from the election, and certainly has not stopped appearing arrogant. However, I do feel he made this decision with relatively good intentions. Perhaps the problem was that when he pulled his carrier stunt he really DID believe the mission was accomplished.
945421
The USA cared about the people of Iraq and got rid of their dictator.  Look where it got us as far as international opinion is concerned.
228070
the majority in Iraq , and iran are shite   but not in Turkey  as they are sonita  and strict ones(the religious)  u Can always know from the art they have,, as the Irani art and also the Iraqi in the past can have images of humans or animals(what God created)(allowed by shite)is in the turkish art (only geomatric forms)(that is what is allowed by strict sonita)  anyway the Kurds are sonite but they are not Arab (like the Iraqi) nor Turk (like the turkish)  so the problem is based on Race not religion...
156573
First, your question is flawed by assuming the war is for oil.\n\nSecond, I have done two tours in Iraq. The vast majority of Iraqis love Americans. The kids love us and want to shake our hands. The adults love us and regularly invite us to dinner and special occasions. They love us when we build schools. They love us when we build roads. They love us when we rid villages of insurgents.\n\nDon't believe what the liberal media is spinning. They have an agenda just like you.
863155
It's more like the insurgents in Iraq won the US elections. Now they know the Americans can't stand to fight a tough battle and actually stay with it long enough to win. The Iraqi people are the losers here. Now their country will fall into the hands of terrorists, become a breeding ground and training camp for Al-Queda. Very sad.
756233
Iraq has a stable gov't and a 300,000 man army. And the vast majority of Iraqis don't want us there.\n\nThe Iraqi gov't is still a puppet of the USA. Until the Iraqis take control of their own destiny's....we will be there for quite a while.
832158
Simply put... NO.\n\nFirst off, the British method is "divide and rule."  We definitely don't want to stay in Iraq any longer than we have to.  Sure Bush's buddies at the oil companies are getting rich and Cheney's Halliburton is getting a kings ransom in defense contracts, but even they have limits to their greed.  \n\nI don't think that the the American military was sophisticated enough to distinguish between Sunni and Shiite.  They have people that could, but I doubt they listened to them.  We don't want to touch Iran because we have not proven ourselves against them.  How could we hit Iran when Iraq is just sitting there ripe for the picking?  Iran is too big of a fish to fry at this point.  If we overwhelming succeeded in Afghanistan and Iraq we would have Iran cornered on two sides, then we might think about going after the ayatollahs.  This is not the case, I think we want to get out as soon as possible (which could be never).
674549
Hate to pop the bubble BUT the people of Iraq do NOT want to come here.  They love their country.  They were oppressed and now....well I don't know what they have.  \n\nPeople from Iraq are so proud and dignified and smart and family oriented.  I would hope that once we leave (the war is over) their land...they will go on being the incredible people they were not allowed to be when they were under CONTROL.\n\nSo....after a long bit by me....I think they will relish their independence and live happily.