So Michael Moore, dishonest documentarian, is making comparisons between the Iraqi insurgents and the Minutemen of American Revolutionary history. This is, of course, ridiculous for a number of reasons. First off, many of the Iraqi insurgents are not Iraqi. Second, the Minutemen represented the majority of the people living in the colonies and were fighting against an imperial power. The Americans in Iraq are not an imperial power, and if the place would just be peaceful for a month or two straight, they'd get the hell out. Add to that the fact that the insurgents that are Iraqi are, for the most part, Sunni, and thus represent a minority in the area. The Shi'ites, overall, are favorable to the Americans and glad to have Saddam out of power. They are, understandably, getting anxious for the occupation to end, but are hopeful for a happy ending and will give props to the U.S.

Gosh, I hope I didn't get Sunni and Shi'ite mixed up. It's not quite the same as understanding the difference between a reform Jew and an orthodox one.