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Over the weekend, at a press conference in Bhagdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi hurled his two shoes at President George Bush.  He was arrested, criticized by some, and hailed a hero by others.  In my opinion, George W. could have been the victim of a lot worst.   Zeidi yelled at the President that he was a dog.  Again, worst things could have been said, and done.

I have read a lot of articles and comments by people on this story in the past 24 hours.  Some have argued that Zeidi would have been killed for his actions under Sadam.  This very well may be the case, but no one can deny the disasterous state that Iraq is in.  And it is not a surprise that someone finally expressed a differing opinion to Bush himself in front of the media.

Perhaps those who have said this is another example of us being greeted as liberators is true.  Ironically of course.  But can you blame the Iraqis for being a little more than pissed at the current situation that they are living in?  Sectarian violence, civilians being murdered, basic utilities operating discontinuously, the list goes on.  Should they be a grateful nation?  The problem with Iraq is that Bush acted before he thought, which again is no surprise to anyone in the world at this point, but people cannot ignore that his thoughtless actions have brought serious consequences.  The worst of which is not hurling shoes.

The actions of Zeidi are a manifestation of the frustration of what this unnecessary war has brought to the doorstep of Iraq.  It is symbolic of what people not only there, but all over the world feel for Bush and how he went about to destroy a nation.  This of course is not something new and I am no genius to make this case.  But I was amused that this happened and wanted to comment on it.  Like I said in an earlier post, we reap what we sow, and Bush has reaped a lot and should sow a lot worse than hurling shoes.  Again, just my two cents worth.

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