I'm not an American so i'm not interested in their military hardware or how their boys are performing, nor am I an Iraqi so I don't know whether they feel liberated or not? As an outsider though I can't help but wonder about certain things. Why are the US military destroying Iraqi military hardware that are definitely conventional and that must have been paid for by the Iraqis. Let's assume that all goes well and Iraq does become a democracy, stable and all that, won't they still need to defend themselves, and will the US then go on to sell them replacement Surface to Air missiles or will it just give them? Secondly how could the US soldiers paint a map or Iraq in US colours. To me it almost seems like a stamp of authority, like Iraq is now a colony of the US, but then again, I guess it is in reality. I cringe though to think of what that would do to me had i been a citizen of that country. I think i would be one of those taking pot shots at the soldiers. Its funny how thing the line between liberators and conquerors. I mean, some guy busts into your house and accuses you of having taking part in a gun battle so he rips up your hat, blindfolds you with it and tells you, if you're cleared (how i'd like to know) he'd release you. Wow the shame of it. God bless Iraq