Jennings: “There’s Not a Good Deal for Iraqis to Be Happy About” (Petah Very Unhappy)

Media Research Center ^ | December 15, 2003 | Brent Baker

[PJ-Comix]

Putting a damper on any happiness by Iraqis about Saddam Hussein’s capture, during ABC’s prime time special on Sunday night, Peter Jennings declared that “there’s not a good deal for Iraqis to be happy about at the moment. Life is still very chaotic, beset by violence in many cases, huge shortages. In some respects, Iraqis keep telling us life is not as stable for them as it was when Saddam Hussein was in power.”

Earlier, Jennings, who spent the day flying to New York from Los Angeles, opened Sunday’s World News Tonight by emphasizing how Hussein had once been a U.S. ally: “After ten months hunting him, in the end the man who has gone from American ally to American nemesis, surrendered without a fight.”

During ABC’s 8pm EST special, Saddam Hussein: Captured, Martin Seemungal in Baghdad relayed how many Iraqis were joyous at learning of Hussein’s capture, but others were more muted. He suggested a reason why: “This muted response is really shock, that he went down without a fight. In fact, some people are that while they’re happy he was captured, they’re disappointed because they’re disappointed that the man who terrorized them for so many years went down without a fight. They feel cheated. They’re essentially saying that it would have been much better, they would have been happier to see him fight because it would have justified the fear that they had for him for these so many years.”

Without explaining his personal contact with Iraqis during the day, Jennings asserted: “On the other hand Martin, as people have suggested to us today, there’s not a good deal for Iraqis to be happy about at the moment. Life is still very chaotic, beset by violence in many cases, huge shortages. In some respects, Iraqis keep telling us life is not as stable for them as it was when Saddam Hussein was in power. Is that a factor today?”

Seemungal agreed that many suffer from power outages and water shortages, but see Hussein’s capture as a turning point for things getting better.

It’s stability over freedom for Jennings.

[PJ-Comix]

Petah longs for those days of "stability" under Saddam.

[Enterprise]

It should read - Jennings: “There’s Not a Good Deal for Democrats to Be Happy About”

[martin_fierro]

[da_toolman]

Dear Pete,

Unless you've lived under the terror of Saddam Hussein as a citizen of Iraq, I don't believe you have the right to state that Iraqi people have nothing to celebrate. Obviously you missed the interviews and pictures from AROUND THE WORLD of Iraqi people celebrating at the announcement of Saddam's capture. Please do us a favor and go back to Canada, have a Coke and a smile and shut the f*ck up.

[RicocheT]

Petah longs for those days of "stability" under Saddam Stalin.

[wjcsux]

Hey Petah, f*ck off!

[Sunshine Sister]

Petah is a whiner! I just don't understand the point of view that we should not have removed him. I think there are a bunch of Iraqis wha are alive today that might no be had Saddam still been runing the place. I just don't understand!

[Semi Civil Servant]

I don't know about anyone else, but I'd sure prefer the constant threat of capture, torture, and death to having the electricity going on and off all the time.

</sarcasm>

[Orangedog]

OT, but does anyone have any clips of the reactions of Jennings, Rather, et al, when they had to announce on election night of 1994 that the Democrats had lost both the House and Senate? I remember watching it live with some friends and we all howled with laughter when we saw that.

[brownsfan]

Another example of the U.S. allowing Canada to dump their garbage on this side of the border. This guy is an idiot, I can't figure out why he still is on the air.

[Sunshine Sister]

Oops...that should read who not wha!

[Astronaut]

Obviously our commie Canadian has similar views to his ex-girlfriend, Hanan Ashrawi, thefat, camel-nosed PLO hag.

[Always Right]

Saddam provided stability to Iraq in a similar way Hitler provided stability to France. There were French people who actually were happier under Hitler rule than after they were freed. Leave it to the media to seek out these people.

[VRW Conspirator]

Life is still very chaotic, beset by violence in many cases, huge shortages. In some respects, Iraqis keep telling us life is not as stable for them as it was when Saddam Hussein was in power. Is that a factor today?”

Does this guy live on the dark side of the moon? There is an article in The American Spectator by (some Vietnam Vet with credibility) who gave a very down to earth and good assessment of Iraq. It is a much more upbeat and positive view compared to these doom-and-gloomers like Ji-Ji Jennings (Ji-Ji is slang Chinese for uh, membership in manhood). He mentioned that all the TV's are tuned to Fox News, not ABC with Ji-Ji Jennings.

[WOSG]

I hope you REALLY sent this to abc news. you can send em email via thei website.

[Straight Vermonter]

Check out my tagline.

[gridlock]

OT, but does anyone have any clips of the reactions of Jennings, Rather, et al, when they had to announce on election night of 1994 that the Democrats had lost both the House and Senate?

Was that the year of the "Angry white male temper tantrum"?

Every now and again, the masks slips and Lettuce Roll reveals what he cherishes most. What Lettuce Roll loves the most is the state, and order is the highest goal.

[river rat]

Folks expect too much from Peter Jennings...
Folks need to lower expectations.
1. He's a poorly educated Canadian.
2. He had a sexual relationship with the second ugliest Palestinian...
3. His narcissistic personality, prevents being loyal to anything but his image.

Get real folks --- he's a certifiable asshole.

Semper Fi

[shotgun]

And Washington State University is giving this hack the Edward R. Murrow award for lifetime achievement in news reporting...

Then again it is WSU