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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
do YOU have a clue? the Iraqi people themselves say life was better under Saddam (the same Saddam that the US gave all that power to btw). so who am i going to believe, the guy in front of a computer half a world away, or the Iraqi civilian who has lived through it all?
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exactly!!! i find it really, really sad how a lot of people still either a) do not understand the history of US foriegn policy in Iraq or b) choose to ignore it.
Fact: the US government (both Dem and GOP btw), lent support to this dictator a long, long time ago because he served their goals in the Middle East...they didn't care he was a despot...they didn't care about the gassing...they didn't care about his military build up...
the rationalizing of ousting a dictator holds ZERO credibility for anyone having a inkling of the history of Iraq...now, even democracy is seen as "too lofty" a goal for Iraq due to political/cultural reasons...huh?!
so why did they go in there in the first place.
those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it...That's why history is important...