U.S. soldiers divided over Saddam’s execution
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U.S. soldiers divided over Saddam’s execution
On patrol in Baghdad, some cheer, some worry about insurgent backlash
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Some U.S. soldiers patrolling Baghdad’s dangerous streets Wednesday cheered news of the execution order for Saddam Hussein, but others worried his trip to the gallows could spark a surge of insurgent attacks.
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“I think personally that things might get heated up around here then,” said Petersen, a 22-year-old native of Pensacola, Fla., in the battalion’s Company A. “There’s still a lot of people who support him.”
Another A Company soldier, Sgt. Stuart Fowler of Badger, Calif., hopes the execution weakens the insurgency by Saddam’s fellow Sunni Arabs.
“As long as he’s alive, there’s still some power and people still rise up,” said Fowler, 30. “Once the execution goes through, I think it will be a relief for a lot of Iraqis.”
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American soldiers acknowledged many aspects of Iraqi life have gotten worse since the U.S. led-invasion.
“When (Saddam) was here a lot of people were better off, especially with the basics like water and sewage,” said Spc. Will Tucker, 22, of Fort Worth, Texas. “We are working on improvement programs, but they are taking awhile.”
On patrol in Baghdad, some cheer, some worry about insurgent backlash
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Some U.S. soldiers patrolling Baghdad’s dangerous streets Wednesday cheered news of the execution order for Saddam Hussein, but others worried his trip to the gallows could spark a surge of insurgent attacks.
...
“I think personally that things might get heated up around here then,” said Petersen, a 22-year-old native of Pensacola, Fla., in the battalion’s Company A. “There’s still a lot of people who support him.”
Another A Company soldier, Sgt. Stuart Fowler of Badger, Calif., hopes the execution weakens the insurgency by Saddam’s fellow Sunni Arabs.
“As long as he’s alive, there’s still some power and people still rise up,” said Fowler, 30. “Once the execution goes through, I think it will be a relief for a lot of Iraqis.”
...
American soldiers acknowledged many aspects of Iraqi life have gotten worse since the U.S. led-invasion.
“When (Saddam) was here a lot of people were better off, especially with the basics like water and sewage,” said Spc. Will Tucker, 22, of Fort Worth, Texas. “We are working on improvement programs, but they are taking awhile.”
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