I seem to have been wrong Iraqis are protesting their govt!
 

That they are actually capable of dissent! They are protesting over what they view as rampant corruption in their government.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/0...71G6P420110217

Can anyone guess how Saddam would've handled the situation ?

Everyone can guess. :yeah:

He would've put a quick end to it, probably a bloody one.

Does this make the situation in Iraq any better? I mean, the people can now protest, but in everyday life they still have to be afraid. Not for doing or saying something that would get the attention of Saddam's goons, but being in the wrong place at the wrong time (for coalition bombs/firefight etc. to kill him/her) AND doing or saying something that would get the attention of the insurgents (and have a video of his/her throat being slit in some gore site).

I know this is quite simplistic view and it doesn't apply to everyone in Iraq, but for those living in the "hot" regions, it's PROBABLY (as in I guess, using common sense) more dangerous now than it was under Saddam's rule. :hmmm:

THAT is the gift of freedom.
:rock:

Gas-em, Danno, mmmmmmm BBQ beans, now I'm hungry.

I could say something about the smell of apples and napalm but I'm confident that you can see that open dissent is preferable to hiding from ones own governments goon squad. Nobody ANYWHERE is 100% safe from harm, but even with pockets of dangerous activities I'm pretty sure the Iraqi people are overall safer than under Saddam's rule.

He would force them all to wear pink tutus while frolicking in the sunshine.:O: