One rainy day
Iraq nowdays March 14th, 2007Its raining very heavily today in Amman. Although I have been here for a couple of years, I am not accustomed with the weather here. It was very sunny and beautiful just yesterday.
Anyway, I used to love the rain. I used to like going out during the rain. Maybe because the rain used to be pure. But not anymore.
One day, during the war in 2003, there was black rain in Baghdad. It was caused by the smoke coming out of the burning oil all around Baghdad. It was one of the genius ideas of the leadership back then. Digg large trenches all around Baghdad, and fill them with black oil and set them on fire. The smoke was aimed to distract the vision of the "Smart" tomahawk missiles. I really can't see who was dumber; the smart missiles killing the innocent or the smoke makers trying to distract them.
Since the black rain day, I stopped loving the rain. When I look at the difference between this day and that day. I can't help myself noticing the great amount of destruction happened between the two. Four years were all what Bush needed to destroy the lives of millions of people. And he just can't have enough. I really would like to meet one iraqi person whom life was not affected by the war. Its just pointless to try to convince the world that the lives of the 25 million iraqi people got better in these 4 years.
Saddam's era was bad. But now, I'd really look back on Saddam's days and say that they were the good days of our lives. Bush and the group of monkies called "The Iraqi Government" managed to do the following things during the four past years:
1. Make Iraqis hate each other.
2. Make fools out of theirselves.
3. Make a hero out of Saddam.
4. Make large amounts of money.
The list is way too long to be written here, and I am way too bored to talk about it.

March 15th, 2007 at 6:38 am
Nothing is more beautiful than standing in our house’s garden when it rains!
http://baghdadtreasure.blogspot.com/
March 15th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
It’s really nothing is more beautiful than watching the rain apart from walking in the rain .
Don’t hate the raing , becasue it’s the symbol of mercy
Never ever give up
March 16th, 2007 at 4:48 am
I wouldn’t say you are “bored” with the situation in Iraq. More like you are emotionally exhausted by it all. I have come across other Iraqis like this….they just cannot articulate what they are feeling any more.
March 16th, 2007 at 8:30 am
BT,
Indeed nothing is more beautiful than that. But the thing is will we ever get back there?
March 16th, 2007 at 8:32 am
A&Eiraqi,
You’re welcomed in my little blog.
I am sorry I can’t follow your advice..I just cant. I have given up a long time ago.
March 16th, 2007 at 8:34 am
aussiefem,
I feel so consumed in the conflict in Iraq that most of the time I feel its just not worth it to write. Its not gona change anything.
Thank you for stopping by.
March 17th, 2007 at 6:56 am
“will we ever get back there?”
I know there is a possibility that I won’t go back, at least in the near future but I am sure I will one day no matter what it takes. It’s been seven months since I left and I am already suffering homesick!! I know that I will go back to help even though it’s going to be 20 years from now!
Please don’t give up. If you give up and I give up, we’ll never be able to live on the dream of restoring Iraq. My father always says, “nothing remains as it is. Things change.” Let’s hope they change for the better.
March 17th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Its becoming hard even to hope BT. I have written a will and given it to my wife. The will has one thing in it “Bury me in Baghdad”. This way, I will see Baghdad, if not alive, then dead.