no one likes to have any foreign power in their homeland. they have done nothing for us other than use our tax money.
2007-01-07 20:30:37
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answer #1
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answered by dragon 3
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Well, Mr. CNN, after 25 years of totalitarian regimes in which you stayed alive by being invisible, it takes time to learn to speak. In a few short years they have adopted a Constitution, elected a government that acts under laws, and tried and executed the murderer who stood on their necks. _IF_ they are given the time to stabilize as a democracy, they will be a buffer state in the war on terrorism that will probably never completely end. They will deny training ground for terrorists, they will export oil for a national product and help repay the liberators some lost treasure. They will participate in the fighting actively because it will be a threat more to them than us because they break the solid block of geography of Afghanistan, Iran, old Iraq,Syria, and to a lesser extent, Jordan and Lebanon. The intelligence they provide the world allies will help uncover the new terror leaders. You are a swell guy, looking for your cookie when there was no bakery. May you never have a flat at night in the bad part of town with no jack.
2007-01-08 08:13:19
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answer #2
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answered by donnadot 2
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The USA led the invasion of Iraq. The Iraqis most certainly did not plead for the 'coalition of the willing' to come save them!
Does anyone realistically think Iraq today is better than what it was under Saddam? Is the average Iraqis, the common man in the street, happier now with Saddam out and dead? Hardly! From what one hears, sees and reads, the whole country is now an utter mess, no thanks to the so-called liberation forces.
There is now more crime, more religious violence, no effective government, the economy in shambles, indeed almost total anarchy. Some have called the situation in Iraq a civil war, the aftermath of liberation.
All this compared with the country under the dead dictator who, though "brutal" could keep things under control which is something still very elusive under a "democratic system" introduced by the West.
Why was Iraq invaded in the first place? It had done no harm to America, the self declared biggest foe and world protector of human rights. The real interest is of course, total control of Iraqi oil. Removal of a brutal regime and ensuring security for the USA were just convenient excuses. In short, Bush was manipulated to prosecute a war which even the UN has declared illegal.
On the question as to what Iraq had done for the USA. I would say plenty, starting with oil. But Iraq, even with the evil Saddam had posed no threat to the USA. Rather, the question should be what has the USA done for Iraq. Again, plenty.
To start off, Saddam was a creation of the USA since some 40 years back. Saddam was ably tutored and nurtured by the US and he became what he was due in very large measure to the "kindness" of America which thought he could be used to serve US iunterests in Arab Land, especially against Iran.
Iraq under Saddam could get all the arms it needed to wage war against its neigbours, including help with developing WMD which it was alleged to have used against the Kurds.
The change of attitude in America which classified Iraq amongst the "axis of evil", is that when Saddam could no longer be controlled, he became a liability. Hence the so-called war of liberation, Saddam's farcical trial and even speedier termination without prejudice.
If America really and truly wants to do the right thing for the world, protecting precious human rights as defined and espoused by the USA, how about some humanitarian actions for Darfur, countries in the Horn of Africa, just to mention some very deserving countries in the world?
An interesting question is: if Saddam was guilty of crimes against humanity for which he was charged and found guilty, what about the two Bs - Bush and Blair, not to mention leaders of Spain, Italy, Australia, etc. who waged an illegal war, causing even more deaths, directly and indirecitly, than Saddam?
If the rules and laws that were applied to Saddam were considered fair, then gallows should be readied for these leaders of the West and I definitely do not think any of them would or could face their hangman with as much dignity as Saddam did. Another interesting comparison is Chile's Pinochet. Was he not also vastly guilty of heinous crimes against humanity? Why was he praised by the USA and was not even presented in court for the deaths he sanctioned? By the way, Pinochet was also a product of American creation.
The questions raised by the asker are relevant but show total departure from reality. All that I have said about the history of Saddam and Pinochet is public record, likewise the US position pre- and post the war of invasion. Believe that Bush and Blair are in a collective bind. There is no way out. They cannot salvage the situation they have created and yet cannot admit defeat. They got rid of a tyrant, won their battles handsomely but have absolutely lost the war. It is "Mission Unaccomplished!"
2007-01-08 05:46:29
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Iraq was a country devestated by sanctions imposed on it by the US and UK. UNICEF`s 2003 REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE WORLDS CHILDREN stated that" Iraq`s regression over the past decade is by far the most severe of the 193 countries surveyed" with the child death rate, " the single biggest indicator of child welfare, " inreasing from 50 to 133 per 1000 live births, placing Iraq below every country outside Africa apart from Cambodia and Afghanistan.
Murderers.
2007-01-08 04:38:36
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answer #4
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answered by dingdong 4
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Some are glad, some are misinformed, some are scared.
Some people are happy to be rid of Saddam. Their businesses prosper, they can speak freely, their vote actually counts.
Some people think that the US is a bunch of evil people who take Iraqis and throw them in wood chippers. The level of anti-American propaganda in the middle east is incredible. They are pretty much taught from birth that Americans will kill Muslims because we are evil demonic agents of the devil.
Some other people don't like the idea of another country on their turf. History has shown us that occupations can be messy and may lead to oppression.
2007-01-08 04:30:53
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answer #5
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answered by Celebrate Life 3
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Ofcaurse you have done so much for them.You have killed their children ,you have killed their relatives ,you have destroyed their houses, what more.Yeah Right you saved them from everything that was better.You did nothing but bad and they do have the right to hate you after all you are the one who is fighting a war that was never yours. Try and be less self centered.
2007-01-08 04:38:14
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answer #6
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answered by winta 2
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Please my naive friend, we are not at war with Iraq to save anyone. We are there for our own gain, or rather the gain of Bush and big business like Halliburton-Cheneys company.
2007-01-08 04:36:18
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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What went wrong ouit there was foretold in planet of apes.
Just living human kind at self loss with our creator's universal communication system in planet of apes.
What can we expect when one is having self lack of knowledge in solving their own misery in making a monkey out of themselves in planet of apes?
2007-01-08 04:33:09
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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do you call civil war- saving???
And why someone shoud do somehting for US? Are you the greatest and highest country in the world?
You are NOT
2007-01-08 05:15:41
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answer #9
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answered by Suomi 4
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Could we try this again in English? Thank you in advance.
2007-01-08 08:06:31
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answered by netnazivictim 5
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