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Originally Posted by Looger
CaptainCrunch...
if you don't see that saddam was linked to 9/11 in public manipulation then i guess there's not much i can do for you.
never been a big fan of hussein but to separate his crimes from the crimes of rumsfeld, cheney, et al does true justice a tremendous misservice.
interesting as well that the current iraqi administration stooges and american forces have used white phosphorus on fallujah, isn't that considered a weapon of mass destruction, chemical or otherwise...?
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I haven't seen one mention of 9/11 or any linkage during his trial that lead to his death sentence. You seem to be eager to link it. One has nothing to do with the other.
And yes I am seperating Hussein's crimes from the others, Saddam made his own decisions, in dropping gas on citizens, executing 140 people in reprisals for an attempt on his life whether they were involved or not, and various other instances of mass murder and torture. Hussein was tried in his countries legal system for crimes against his own citizen's found guilty and paid the price.
To link the U.S. government to these crimes directly is something that I'm just not following. It would be similar to charging the manufacturer of rat poison for selling rat poison to a husband that poisoned his wife with it.
Did the U.S. supply Saddam with weapons, sure Hussein was a sop against a hostile Iranian government, but they certainly didn't control Saddam's decisions, or his mental state.
White Phosphorus is not considered a weapon of mass destruction as far as I know. while it is a chemical weapon it dosen't have the same wide spread capability as using a uncontrolled nerve agent, caustic or blister agent.
The U.S. has confirmed that it used it in fallujah against known insurgent positions to both drive them out of hiding, and create battlefield illumination. They didn't target wide spread civilian use.
White Phosporus is also a key ingredient in smoke generating artillary shells
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4440664.stm