# Discussion on Iraqi Identity and Struggles - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2118048153240789128 - Source account: [@umtikrit](https://x.com/umtikrit) - Source language: Arabic - Target language: English - Duration: 2:02 - Published: 2026-11-05 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles ## Transcript [0:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles) For years, we've been wronged. By anyone who tells us, “No, you're Saddamists.” [0:03](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=3) I swear, we're not Saddamists, people. I swear, we're not Saddamists. [0:06](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=6) Let's sum it all up. We're labeled Iraqis on a piece of paper with our pictures printed on it, and that's it. [0:12](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=12) That's all there is to it. They think we're not Iraqis, they think we're from who- knows- where. [0:18](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=18) We have no identity, no identity at all. [0:20](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=20) A person who has no identity in their own country… [0:23](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=23) Their country doesn't respect us. Why should we defend our Iraqi identity if we… [0:28](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=28) Our identity only says “Iraqi,” but we have no roots in Iraq. [0:31](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=31) We have no roots in Iraq. If we don't belong here, let them send us off, distribute us among the countries, Maybe we can live in peace. [0:38](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=38) We can't live in peace here. We don't live in safety. We don't. [0:44](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=44) We want our sons, when they go out, to leave through the door, God willing, and for us to say, “Thank God, my son went to work and came back.” [0:50](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=50) I'm afraid they'll go and arrest him. A construction worker. Why? [0:54](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=54) There's no work. There's no life. There's no dignity. They trampled our dignity. [0:59](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=59) They trampled our lives. They trampled our honor. [1:01](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=61) Why? Why? I want to know why. I want to know why. [1:06](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=66) And who is it that tells us that they slandered us a few days ago and saw all the weapons we don't have. [1:12](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=72) Our only weapons are our words and the testimony that there is no god but God. [1:16](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=76) All right. When I go out, I want to be able to say, “I’m Iraqi.” [1:21](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=81) I want to say it proudly, proud of my identity. [1:24](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=84) What does my identity mean? It means I have roots in this land. [1:27](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=87) I have a home. I have dignity. I have a voice. [1:30](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=90) Among all communities. I don't want to say I'm Iraqi and not feel it. [1:36](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=96) I don't feel safe, and I don't feel at peace All right. Neither do I, nor my children. [1:40](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=100) How can I raise my son? I told you, we've lived with oppression. We're used to it. [1:43](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=103) Not just yesterday or today. For years, we've lived with oppression. [1:46](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=106) For years, we've been oppressed. Whoever it is, they tell us, “No, you're Saddam supporters.” [1:50](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=110) I swear, we're not Saddam supporters, people. [1:51](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=111) I swear, we're not Saddam supporters. I swear, we're not Saddam supporters. [1:54](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=114) Enough, all right. Why do you call us Saddam supporters? [2:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/ClNvADWb0Eqo/transcript-of-discussion-on-iraqi-identity-and-struggles?t=120) Why is that?