Reply #38: This is where we as Americans don't understand a basic concept of tribal, [View All]

clan, family living.

1. All these people who live in these neighborhoods know each other. Usually by family relationship. I have personally seen in Asia how an entire 'family' or 'clan' live in the same apartment building. I asked my friends, 'Don't you want to get away from your parents?' (I guess this in only an American things. LOL!) A son will marry and start their family in the same house, apartment building, surely within the block.
2. People don't move around much in poorer countries. I'm not sure but I assume they weren't allowed to move under Saddam. To this day in most poorer countries you have to register before you can move or at least you have to register with the 'Area Leader' when you do settle down in a place. In many Asian countries the Gov. has a speaker system set up on the electric polls. One person can instantly make a speech to every person in the country. It's so funny. It starts with a music jingle, like you can have your cell phone make. But some countries use the same jingle for everything, from garbage collection to the jingle when you leave your keys in the ignition. (ut oh, rambling)
3.Alienation is a Western thing and a big city thing. In general, Iraq was a suburban sprawl.
4. I don't see any reports of groups of Iraqis wondering around looking for a home. Everyone has stayed put with their families.

Here is a pic I got from CBS or MSGOP. I didn't save the story link but it said gunmen came and started shooting then through these cards out of their car window.

It says, 'Al Qaeda' is here to protect you. (paraphrase)
http://darkerxdarker.tripod.com/push030820.html
If you turn it over it says, 'Printed in USA'