manalitwist wrote:
I am so sorry on the behalf of the Iraqi people that you are dissatisfied with your welcome to Iraq.
You were promised flowers and all you have recieved are bombs! What do you expect after bombing our schools, universitys, factories, water treatment plants and power plants. Not to mention churches, mosques and people for 12 years under illegal and murderous sanctions you killed through starvation and disease and denied us medicines.
You murdered 2 millions including half a million children under 5 years old in 12 years.
Then during the invasion wherein you destroyed nearly all manufacturing, education and health services and destroyed and looted priceless ancient heritage and you murdered 1 millions to add to your other 2 millions.
I can assure you that the Iraqi people will continue to welcome you in the manner that you are now used to untill your murderous vermin leave that land.
Hmmm... OK... I am sorry you (and many other Iraq's feel this way) However:
We bombed only infrastructer that could aid the insurgency or Saddams regime. Ever since 1991 NEVER did we hit on perpose any civilian target that was not helping insurgents or the republican guard. We do surgical strikes, aimed at being efficent for our bombers and at distroying the regime and insurgency while not killing civilians
Indeed, your infrastructure is damaged, not distroyed, inevitable result of bombing, had we just bombed anything, any target the damage would be much worse.
Those sanctions were designed to prevent saddam from re-arming after desert storm, we had supplied plenty of medical equipment and other stuff, but NOTHING for the military, and to prove my point, trucks with a RED CROSS were found in IRAQ that were being used by Saddam for his militarty, and NOT for civilian medical aid, as they were supposed to be. Blaim saddam for those deaths of children, we never intended to kill them, we are not about killing innocent people at least on purpose, collateral damage is inevitable.
WE did not loot anything, YOUR OWN PEOPLE took advantage of a power vacume and looted themselfs, ever see footage of that, it was all on the news here, they did not look like american or british soldures to me!!
If we bombed a school/university/hospital ect it was probably because troops of the Baath party or insurgents were hiding in their, and if that was the case I would have no problem dropping bombs on that building eather.
Indeed, we are not saints, we were dooped into thinking WMD's were in your nation, and while Saddam violated many UN decrees and murdered many of his own people, we are trying to bring a government up in Iraq that can provide security WITHOUT us. Indeed, we were wrong to eliminate your government and it is my sincere opinion that as bad as Saddam was, at least your nation was secure as far as no truck bombings and no lawlessness, even tho he was a horrible person himself, he did keep Iraq from collapsing in on itself.
I think our leaders were very bad, and made many horrible judgement calls, and the result is the Iraqi ppl being caught in the middle. I would be angry also, but perhapse if you all work together to bring up a government and kick the unlawfull combatants out of your nation then we could leave sooner and allow you all to finally live in true freedom.
I dont understand Iraq'i culture, but unlike our leaders, im willing to admit it, what is done is done, and while they have to live with their decisions for the rest of their lives perahspe in the end some good can come from it, you all can live without fear in a secure and prosperous nation and we can get the hell outa their.
I have MUCH more to say but thatll make this post too long.
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DX'ed with HFA as a child. However this was in 1987 and I am certain had I been DX'ed a few years later I would have been DX'ed with AS instead.
04 Oct 2007, 5:26 pm
