Iraqis prefer Saddam's General over American leader..

[kentuck]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/59D0FB50-77CE-4EF8-BCD2-C65D9D6851E0.htm

<snip>

"We are happy and we hope this will bring peace and ease the suffering of the families in Falluja," said Khalid Khalil, a teacher who was leaving Falluja for the first time in weeks to visit his daughters in Baghdad.

"But we will see because the Americans always go back on their agreements."

Nearby, Iraqi Civil Defence Corps Captain Muhammad Dulaimi kept close watch on the checkpoint as a trickle of cars appeared.

"Salih has the respect of the people because he is a leader from the army. People in Falluja can't accept the Americans," he said.

..more