What a bunch of whiners

Nightline just had a segment on the "hardships" that two families in Baghdad are having to endure.

The first was a lower-middle or working class family of seven who spent most of the day in their two-room apartment. They were afraid to go outside. One member said that under Saddam, they could leave their door open, and if they needed help, they'd just call for the cops and they'd come running.

The other was an upper-middle class family, the pater familias of which was a retired military officer. They had no cooking gas, so they were forced to cook over a small diesel campstove.

The ABC reporter didn't ask them, like, there's at least no more death squads, now are there? It probably wouldn't have done much good, as both families might be planted with Ba'ath party connections.

In any case, get a fucking grip and stop whining.

Iraq · Wed, 05/14/2003 - 20:57 · · Importance: 1