Dialog 2

I'd like to answer your post about the solution for Iraq , the first thing that should be done is building a strong government that can hold things together because the war you mentioned is not really between Sunni and Shiite it's between the militias of both sides and most of the militia members are criminals and fanatics , that's the problem ; it's a gang war in the name of religion.so what needs to be done next is ending the actions of these militias and putting it's leaders and members behind bars and that's why we need a strong government , it's true that there is some hatred growing between the civilians of both sides but it's because the actions of the other side militia and for the killing that has been done , so we need a strong government that can join the two sides without preferring one on another , and the two sides can live in peace like they used to be .

So the most important thing and the most important solution is a strong unified government then the people will be unified by them selves , and putting all the criminals and militia leaders behind bars would make thing even better , another thing is the corrupted members in the government, ministries, National Guards and Police . they should be behind bars of what they have done to the Iraqi people.



now I want to talk about the Iraqi's perception for the West:



Top 7 perceptions



I made a small research about the perception of Iraqis for Westerners in general and Americans specifically , I asked 15 moderate and highly-educated Iraqi men and women , and collected their perceptions and placed the most repeated ones on the top of the list. This research is not necessarily how do the Iraqi street looks to the westerners , but I can say that it's the perception of the highly educated and moderate Iraqis , none of them was very religious , what I want to say is that the perception of the Iraqi street might be more hateful and rejecting to the westerners , but those were the people I asked and these are their perceptions and this doesn't mean that all the moderate and highly educated people have the same perceptions. It's relatively a small research group and this is what they have said:



#1Westerners think most Muslims and Arabs are Terrorists



"Westerners thinks most of the Muslims and Arabs are terrorists , they look at Islam as a religion of terrorism , they think that every Muslim and Arab is willing to harm them. It's because most of what they see and hear about Islam is men with long beards carrying an AK-47 and wearing an explosive belt. They don't know about the real Islam which is called the religion of forgiveness , all they hear about is the Islamic fanatics. It's why they hate think that Islam is a religion of terrorism and why not? If we the moderate Muslims are hate those terrorists too, what about them? It's not their fault , it's the fault of their media that pictures all the Muslims like this and fault of the terrorists who made the picture of Islam ugly. Real Islam is not like this."



#2Westerners have absolute Freedom

"Westerners have the absolute freedom. They can say what they want , feel or think wherever they are and whenever they want. It's the freedom of speech they have, it's the freedom of behaviour they have, it's a gift and a dream to all the Arabs. But, their problem is that they miss use it some times".



#3Westerners are Slaves to their Media

"They are slaves to their media , whatever their media says. They take it for granted and believe it , few of them seek the truth behind what the media says. The biggest problem is that their media is lying and keeping things from them; the media is not free and honest all the time"



#4Westerners Can Make Big Money From Nothing

"If you are a westerner , you can make big money from nothing. For example, if you have a brilliant idea and know a good publisher, you could have millions in a short time. Unlike in Iraq and Arabic countries in general , this is impossible because you can't get large money unless you have larger money in the first place".



#5 Americans are Ignorant to the Rest of the World

"Westerners in general and Americans specifically are ignorant to the rest of the world. They live only in their own country , it looks like they don't belong to the planet earth , most of them knows nothing about other civilizations or countries , and they don't care"of course not all of them.



# 6Western Governments are Afraid of Iraqis with Large Brains and Big Ideas

"Westerners and specially their government is afraid of the Iraqi brains, it's their main concern , they are not afraid of the people with beards and guns , but of the people with large brains and big ideas , they are the real threat to them (we are talking about the governments) "



#7Western Civilians are Very Helpful

"They are very helpful , if someone in need and they are convinced that he really needs help , in any aspect , they try to help , they are very compassionate (of course not all of them)."



These are what the subjects said , I might agree with most of them and disagree with some , but that was what they have said , I collected it and rephrase into one article without changing the meaning , and I should mention again that this is the perception for the civilian westerners not for their armies or governments and this is not all Iraqis' perception of westerners , many Iraqis or Arabs might disagree with some of what is written in this post.