Baghdad Mayor: "We will build a statue for Bush. He is the symbol of freedom."

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Posted by Yoepus on Feb-01-2005 04:58:

Nah Josh - I think you are wrong.

I agree with you in a way - I don't think a statue of Bush is necessary right now.

But if Bush and the Iraqis achieve the dream - say in ten years from now you have a vibrant democratic, politically stable, and economically prosperous Iraq - I think it would be more than nessarcy then to have a statue of Bush, not having one somewhere in Iraq would be insulting quiet frankly.

I think this is an issue of timing.

Posted by josh4 on Feb-01-2005 05:11:

If you're going to give due credit why should Bush get all of it - especially with such controversy on the methods he used to obtain that "vibrant democratic, politically stable, and economically prosperous Iraq." What about all the American & coalition soldiers, and civilians for that matter working on the rebuilding effort, that gave their lives to aid a cause that didn't directly affect them in the first place? If its a gift that is being sought here I think a more general one is in order like the French did with the Statue of Liberty.

In any case, I doubt such a statue would ever come to fruition. I don't have a great idea on how the people of Iraq view Bush, but if I had to guess, I'd bet my money that they wouldn't be very happy with such a statue.

Posted by Escobar on Feb-01-2005 11:06:

hehe,

I like it.

Posted by Renegade on Feb-01-2005 11:26:

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Originally posted by josh4
lol. oh man if they really put it up and it makes news then it wont take long for Leno, Letterman, Conan, or Stewart to make a crack about that

It's just a shame that Bill Clinton wasn't in power when this happenned. There's a million "Clinton unveils his erection in Baghdad Sqare" jokes that could have provided these guys with material for weeks...

Posted by igottaknow on Feb-02-2005 00:47:

first order of business after we leave iraq (if we ever do and thats a big 'if')

Posted by Tranceporter99 on Feb-03-2005 04:06:

thats awesome, they should do that hear. bush and reagan statue

Posted by shaolin_Z on Feb-03-2005 04:09:

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Originally posted by Tranceporter99
thats awesome, they should do that hear. bush and reagan statue

+1

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