Reply #11: Actually, I think the Italians were more than glad to protest

[ConcernedCanuk]

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They were against the war in the first place, and all the hostage takers did was give them a "schedule"

Only 34% of Italy had a favorable opinion of the United States at the beginning of the war, and I'll bet it's a lot lower now.

Alot of these countries "joined" the "coalition" with the condition that they would only participate post-Saddam.

They made the silly conclusion that "Post-Saddam" would mean the US was in control of Iraq. That's how the US got countries like Japan and Spain in there in the first place. So the US "declared" the war "over" and the other countries had to "fess up" - or - well you know - "face severe consequences"

Someone commented there would be more kidnappings, - well duh

Iraqis got people in their country that they don't WANT there.

They have no planes in the air to drop 500# bombs on their occupiers, no murdering gunships firing Depleted Uranium all over the place that will kill and deform their children for decades, no tanks on the ground, no assault vehicles, no Humvees, etc, etc.

They'll use whatever they can.