Iraqi Testimonies

"In 1991 and after the gulf war put to an end, Iraqis in southern Iraq were fooled and led to believe that the U.S. Army and the coalition forces were going to help them to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein and his regime. Revolutionists in the south were given the green light to start their fighting against the former Iraqi regime based on promises that the United States will back them up, like it did with the Kurds in the north. And therefore, the 1991 Shiite uprising started. Tens of thousands of Iraqis carried rifles, RPGs and whatever considered a weapon and went to the streets to defend their cities against Hussein’s army and republican guards. They decided that Hussein’s regimes days were numbered and it was the chance to relieve Iraq of its tyranny and dictatorship. It was a pure Shiite uprising."
24 Steps to Liberty