Comments on: Just Another Day: Living In Baghdad

Lara Logan On How Ordinary Citizen Cope In Iraq's Capital

[dbty]

A superb report. It is mindboggling how challenging and dangerous life is there for ordinary citizens; almost as though every person faces a horrible disability. And even though the mood is sombre and disconcerting, Logan sparkles on the camera.

[bettymo4]

I thought the article about Life in Bagdad was interesting, but shame on Lara Logan for her choice of clothes.. They were revealing and very disrespectful for their country. Her tight T-shirt made it hard for Mahmud al Wadi to even concentrate on the questions...let alone answer them. Her choice of dress even bothered me....maybe she should think about doing radio! Shame on you Lara...you should know better.

[walt1944-2009]

I suppose it would have been too much to think that George Bush, Karl Rove, and Paul Wolfowitz would have sat down in front of their HDTV in the comfort of the White House to watch Logan's report on what THEIR supposed attempt to bring "democracy" to Iraq has done to the people of Iraq. To Bush, Rove and all the other "Bushies" out there, the Iraq people are even less important that the poor and middle class in the US; and we are all pee-ons! All they care about is that the rich get richer and lead the good life and its too bad for anyone else!

[webstle]

I just saw Ms. Logan's report and it is of course terrible what we have released there in Iraq. But after being in Iraq for years I was more shocked that Ms. Logan disrespected the families she interviewed by not covering herself. Havent reporter's learned anything after all these years? You insulted the wives of these families by presenting yourself in front of their husbands without being covered. These people are in enough trouble without blatant disrespect. If Ms. Logan went to Japan and visited a family that removed their shoes at the door, would she just strut her high heels in with her host and hostess in their socks or slippers? I think not! You know, a little respect may have gone a long way in maybe brightening the outlook of the families not to mention improving how Americans are viewed there - OH excuse me...Ausie or Britt as well. Shame on you Ms Logan. I cringed with embarassment for you as you tried to befriend that lady's daughter while you sat there disrespecting her mother!

[teresas07]

Although the tears touched my heart, hearing a citizen of Bagdad admit that the new (American) tactics will not make a difference..?? Isn't that enough?

I think Lara Logan did a great job bringing this story. I enjoy watching her.

[jenmike4]

In addition to the insipid questions that Lara Logan asked of the children in her report, she is best evidence of some people's insensitivity to other's cultures. She wore a tight tee with cleavage while reporting from BAGHDAD! Can't you get better reporters than that?

[dragonmast1]

I just watched the story on Living in Baghdad and it was the worst thing to date that I have seen about Irag. What makes you people at CBS think that anyone in this country cares about Irag when we have our men fighting and dieing for a country that does not want us there. I am former military and I think we need to take a nuculear weapon and turn that country into a parking lot. CBS sure doesn't report on our military over there and men dieing like you just did on Irag. Try reporting on stories in this country like that. You never will. You people disgust me.

[randalds]

The AP is reporting that the civilian death toll in Iraq today (Sunday) was at least 72. Plus 3 more of our soldiers were killed. The title of this piece should have been "Just Another Day: Dying IN Iraq".

[randalds]

The AP is reporting that the civilian death toll in Iraq today (Sunday) was at least 72. Plus 3 more of our soldiers were killed. The title of this piece should have been "Just Another Day: Dying IN Iraq".

[cmcneil7]

What a great story! This is what we need to here more about... Especially, to give us the reasons why are troops are out there and the good they do. Those of us that live in the USA are blessed not to have to see our families go through that kind of torment day in and day out!
Please continue to bring us these kind of stories. May God help the parents and their children who are prisoners in their own homes.

[schallenberg]

Although your program about life in Baghdad was very informative, more than enough time has passed for people who are concerned about the danger to their families to have gone somewhere else. The man who was interviewed is on a pension, not going to a job daily, so he could take his family and his pension and go somewhere safer. Even I could move my family at least an hour away from where I live and still go myself to my job everyday.

[randalds]

"Why did they come?" Mahmud wonders.

"The new plan will not change anything?" Logan asks.

"Believe me not," he says.

Asked if he is going to leave Iraq, Mahmud tells Logan, "Now? Yes, I will leave Iraq."


How right they are, no, it will not. Time to get out of Iraq and hope they forgive us someday for the death and destruction we have brought to them and their nation. Yes Saddam was a vicious dictator man, but in this case the cure has proven to be much much much worse then the disease.

[thamiltonpp]

this was the worst reporter that I have ever seen on 60 Minutes.

[coldplayer1]

how nice of Lara Logan to ask a 13 year old girl how she feels about watching 2 people being shot to death in front of her.

how disrespectful and thoughtless can you be for the sake "journalism"?

give me a break.