Working the Trauma Zones: Iraqi doctors view of the war in Iraq - Travel Iraq
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(to visit the original article click here)One thing that has improved is the freedom to leave the country. Saddam wouldn’t let them Travel , so most of them could not go to conferences to learn the latest medical advances and techniques. Some professionals are very frustrated with the new government officials installed by the U.S. They see them as little better than Saddam because they are in power for their own benefit and aren’t improving conditions for Iraqis. Muzaffar said listening to the Iraqi doctors talk made her sad because she could do nothing to fix the problem. What they were going through seemed surreal, conditions that we as Americans have never had to experience. Reactions of Iraqi Civilians Iraqi professionals reported that when the Americans first arrived the civilians were very welcoming. At first the soldiers would play soccer with them and bring gifts to the children. When the insurgents starting killing members of the coalition, the whole scene changed. Now civilians feel the members of the coalition are indifferent or actively hostile toward them, no longer talking or interacting with them making it obvious that the coalition doesn’t trust anybody. Families Travel ing in cars must avoid coalition vehicles or face the possibility of being fired at. The coalition has become an ever present threat to their families. The troops cannot tell the good guys from the bad guys who want to kill them, so the policy is to shoot first and ask questions afterwards. They understand this need for extreme precautions, but they don’t like it.
