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2007-11-17 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Bobby 2007-11-17 12:07|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Of course none of them dream of the untold wealth that exists for the taking by other Iraqis living in the US...

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-11-17 13:26|| 2007-11-17 13:26|| Front Page Top

#2 A goodly number of these refugees may have valid reason to fear returning home. They may have sought work for Americans specifically in order to build a bridge out for themselves. There were a lot of people who did bad things for Saddam's regime, and mostly they just faded out of sight. Not all of those who made blood enemies out of various Shia or Kurds had enough power or wealth to move to Switzerland or whatever.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-11-17 13:33|| 2007-11-17 13:33|| Front Page Top

#3 The word may be out that with things getting fixed up in Iraq it is the last chance to get into thte US on a sympathy visa. I suspect every Iraqi who can dreams of a chance to get to the US is working their story as hard as possible.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-11-17 13:46|| 2007-11-17 13:46|| Front Page Top

#4 This article is very biased. A lot of Iraqis work for the US for two reasons - (1) the pay is much higher than that for local employers, and (2) there is the hope of a foreign passport. But neither of these motivations makes its way into the essay. If there is danger - well, that's what the high pay is meant to compensate for.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-11-17 16:47|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-11-17 16:47|| Front Page Top

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