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**Stovegeothnon** · 08-12-2009, 10:16 PM

Now I guess you could apply the meaning of "forces" in broad terms, since you didn't say 'troops,' or 'military.'

You're right. I was thinking in my head to include the Bush admin, ect. I obviously didn't convey my thoughts well. Rephrased, my statement still stands. The car bomb is not the doings of America nor can the blood of those people be place on our heads.

Regardless of how ruthless Saddam was, there weren't car bombs going off every month killing hundreds of civilians in the middle of Baghdad. But hey you could just consider it blow back from all the shit Saddam did to the Shi'as.

But Iraq was probably the most cosmopolitan country in the Persian Gulf, under Saddam. It certainly isn't anymore. You are also correct (in the bolded) here. But what do you think the ruthlessness of Saddam entailed? There may not have been car bombs going off in Baghdad but the Kurds are also not being gassed or exterminated. Mentioning the deaths under Saddam vs current times is a wash to me. The victims are different but are victims none-the-less.

08-12-2009, 10:16 PM	#18
Stovegeothnon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	Now I guess you could apply the meaning of "forces" in broad terms, since you didn't say 'troops,' or 'military.' You're right. I was thinking in my head to include the Bush admin, ect. I obviously didn't convey my thoughts well. Rephrased, my statement still stands. The car bomb is not the doings of America nor can the blood of those people be place on our heads. Regardless of how ruthless Saddam was, there weren't car bombs going off every month killing hundreds of civilians in the middle of Baghdad. But hey you could just consider it blow back from all the shit Saddam did to the Shi'as. But Iraq was probably the most cosmopolitan country in the Persian Gulf, under Saddam. It certainly isn't anymore. You are also correct (in the bolded) here. But what do you think the ruthlessness of Saddam entailed? There may not have been car bombs going off in Baghdad but the Kurds are also not being gassed or exterminated. Mentioning the deaths under Saddam vs current times is a wash to me. The victims are different but are victims none-the-less.
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