Eye From Iraq,
I can hear the frustration in your words. This process cannot be easy for any of you. Yes, the loss of antiquities and libraries are one of the unfortunate losses and I understand that they cannot be replaced. As far as the academics who have left, hopefully many of them will start to return as Iraq becomes safer. In the meantime, you have young people who are still going to school, they in part are the future.
As far as the current government is concerned; this is where your freedom comes in. You have a right to your say now. The government does not have a right to steal anything, anymore. The people of Iraq need to come together and demand your rights and the rights to what is yours. Keeping in mind of course, that no “group” is more deserving any longer. Everything must be done in the interest of your country as a whole. It is in unity as a country that you will win. And win, I mean this war and the future prosperity of your country.
As time has gone on, I have seen from the outside a change taking place. More and more of you have stepped up and taken responsibility for your country. Don’t let people with “old attitudes” take over the government or your lives. Demand that they give you your rights. If they do not, then vote them out of office.
This is what democracy is. No, it’s not perfect, but it’s the best that can be had in this world.
Eye From Iraq, this process has taken time and lives. Nobody expected it would be an easy process. The transformation to what your country became took a long time. How long it takes to get back to peace and prosperity, is up to you.
Envision the Iraq in your dreams and help create it. As I said before, you deserve it.
