Arab-Americans in southeastern Michigan celebrate Saddam's capture

[grok]

http://www.news24houston.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=20526

12/14/2003 11:58 AM
By: Associated Press

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- They celebrated eight months earlier when a statue of Saddam Hussein was toppled in Baghdad, now they have a lot more reason to celebrate.
Dozens of people in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Mich., rallied in the streets today upon word of Saddam's capture in northern Iraq. A large chunk of the local population is Arab-American.
As snow fell around them, men kissed one another on the cheek and grasped hands. Women let out a traditional Arab celebratory cry. People also threw candy.
Some carried printed signs with American and Iraqi flags, with the words "Iraq is free at last." One man who fled Saddam's regime says he thinks God sent President Bush to "liberate the country."
But other Arab Americans in the area are more cautious. An official with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in Dearborn says coalition troops could still face attacks in Iraq.
But he says Saddam's capture is a "good step in the right direction."

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My faith in Arab-Americans has been restored. You should have seen them cheering on the streets of Michigan(On CNN). My apologies for doubting you..

Grok

[mr_hat]

1. Hmm. Is "dozens" a statistically representative sample?

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

2. It is when they conform to Party Standard[tm] views and opinions.

Otherwise they're a "focus group".

[grok]

3. Lie to yourself if you want.

That's only the FIRST instance I saw in print. What is more telling is what's on the Telly. OOdles.

Grok

[Carni]

7. Dearborn and dozens...

Dearborn MI has the largest population of Arabs outside of the middle east. If there were truly "dozens" celebrating his capture then that isn't a whole lot statistically.

[Orrin_73]

4. They have learned their lesson

I dont think they will vote for chimpy en masse again. Capturing Saddam wont change their minds.

http://www.deanforamerica.com/
http://www.clark04.com/
http://www.kucinich.us
http://www.sharpton2004.org/

[robcon]

5. I agree. Arab-Americans are glad * got rid of Saddam.

I don't know their voting preferences, but I believe Iraqi-Americans couldn't possibly support Dean, who was against liberating their country from Saddam.

[Malva Zebrina]

6. good for them

and I would suppose they would not object to being scrutinized beyond all dignity and human rights, by Ashcroft either. I am sorry they had to suffer under Husseing but glad they found their way here--however they did so. I suppose Bush helped them. LOL

and what do they think when they see the pictures of their fellow Iraqi civilians and the children that have been killed and mutilated by Bush by the thousands?

Has anyone asked them about that?

Do they shed tears over the killings Bush perpetrated upon their countrymen's children? On a lie that Saddam had WMD? to perhaps protect the Israeli's their traditional enemy? and to grab the oil that these people are entitled to since they are the citizens of that country? Are they planning to go home to Iraq and take advantage of all the business opportunities that will be granted to them by Bush--slavery positions under Halliburton et al? Ironic isn't it? Do you think they would want to return to Iraq now that it has been liberated and well on it's way toward democracy, due to the far reaching visions of George Bush?

Bush's work: