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Re: 18 children among dozens dead in Iraq car bombings
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:41:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz wrote:
> I'm not convinced that we should have invaded Iraq in the first place, and
> I'm not sure what to think now:
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> http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.main/index.html
These deaths made the news here too. It's a pity the media did not give the same
coverage to the infant deaths caused by sanctions...
> Part of me is starting to feel like we should just quarantine these states.
> I don't know how you fight people who are so caught up in their cause that
> they indiscriminately blow up their own people.
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> I'm just not sure how we can expect to see democracy in a country like Iraq.
> Who do we rely on the clean these fanatics out? Is it our responsibility? Is
> it the Iraqi's?
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> For what it's worth, while our invasion certainly precipitated this
> violence, I think it would have occurred had Sadam Hussein's government fell
> for some other reason. There is a lot of hatred between different groups of
> Iraqi's that has nothing to do with the US.
It is pretty clear now that it was silly of Rumseld to disband the Iraqi army
and police... and leave them with weapons & no pensions!
> Actually, I think that's part of
> the problem with these trouble spots, the average person on the street cares
> far more about his neighbor than the US. They then just respond to whoever
> their leader is. If he tries to shift blame to the US ("The US is supporting
> these infidels, down with the US!") they just follow along.
Please don't forget that it has been part of the occupation strategy to play
these groups of each another… divide and conquer.
Scott A
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> Frank
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