Did You Know Removing Saddam Saved Iraqi Lives?

Question

While Saddam starved to death children, he spent billions of dollars on palaces that included gold faucets. And instead of using plumbing equipment to purify water, he made lakes and waterfalls for himself.

1996:
"It is estimated that 500,000 Iraqi children have died because of the non-compliance of the Iraqi Government with [United Nations] Security Council resolutions 706 (1991), 712 (1991) and 986 (1995) since the end of the Gulf War. "
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/docs/51/plenary/a51-496.htm
(UN website)

4 months before the opening attack on Saddam (November 2002)
"Despite improvements there are still close to one million children under the age of five suffering from chronic malnutrition in Iraq today - that's nearly a quarter of all children of that age," said Mr. Carel de Rooy, the head of UNICEF in Iraq. "This is unacceptable. More still needs to be done to end the suffering of a generation of children."
http://www.unicef.org/newsline/02pr63iraq.htm
(UN website)

Only the United Nations [UN] can put United Nations sactions on a country.

Answer 1

And the continuing onslaught is costing Iraqi (not to mention American) lives. Is that good in your opinion, too ?

:-(

Answer 2

YES that is all true and we Iraqis are extremely happy that Saddam is a thing of the past, BUT this does not justify all the chaos that has ensued since 2003. And to say that the US led coalition forces cannot stop the terrorists and militias in Iraq is ludicrous! It is definitely within their capabilities, but peace in Iraq too soon would have resulted in an early withdrawal of US troops. Unfortunately that would have meant that there would not be enough time for American companies to secure the long term deals for the oil supplies in Iraq. So they had to find a way to stay a bit longer...
All will be revealed in the future, but by then many more Iraqi children would have been killed or orphaned.

Answer 3

Let me correct you on your assertion that saddam starved 500,000 children to death. The UN sanctions placed on Iraq in 1990 prevented vital medical and pharmaceutical supplies from getting into Iraq, 2 UN head envoys to Iraq one being Dennis Halliday resigned over the sanctions being genocidal. Former US secetary of state when questioned over the deaths of children was asked is this a price worth paying , her reply was yes live on US TV. US and UK naval ships were delaying medicines for up to 8 weeks at a time ( jpilger.com) people are dying at a far quicker rate than ever under Saddam. When Saddam gassed the Kurds in 1988 the US and UK defended what he had done and also supplied the weaponry to do so. Since when has Iraq had suicide bombers and Al Queada? Never before the invasion did they exist in Iraq! Invading Iraq has heaped more misery on the Iraqi's and the US has deployed Depleted uranium, cluster bombs, thermobaric bombs, napalm and white phosphorous and you are saying lives have been saved. The whole war was waged on greed and corporate and Israeli demands and oil cartels! No lives have been saved the mortality of Iraqi's has increased. If you are a Bush family member is it about time you disowned them.

Answer 4

Have you been paying attention? Look at the footage coming back from Iraq, do you really think Iraq is better off today than when Saddam was there!?
He was a bad guy, but let me tell you what we had when he was there. The two worst and most powerful countries in the mid-east were Iraq and Iran, but they were not a huge problem for us because they hated each other and neutralized each other, they were more concerned with each other than us because of that hatred, the only reason Saddam let on the impression he had WMDs was to intimidate Iran. Now we got a huge problem, Because Iraq is 70% Shite, they are really just waiting for us to leave so they can ally with Iran, Bush has gotten us in an almost unwinnable siituation. No doubt in my mind, were he president in 1963, during the Cuban missle crisis, we would not even be around today, discussing this!

Answer 5

Even though Saddam is out of the picture, they still have the eight balls that believe in being sadistic enough to sabotage the work being done to repair their infrastructure, killing one another because they are of a different tribal background, being infiltrated by wackos from Iran and Syria that bring in arms for the haters of what freedom of repression would bring to a people.These power hungries just wish to keep their thumbs on the people to keep them in the dark and under their control. Between hostile leaders and some of these ayatollahs, peaces doesn't stand a chance there. They don't want their people to be able to think on their own,and yes, a lot of thumbs down will appear, but they only go to prove my point and the children get to,if they are lucky ,live in a doomed world

Answer 6

Well there were millions of people in the world that saw them sanctions not working from the first few days. We even told why they would not work but oh no we were told we were scare mongering that we were wrong that they were specifically targeted to hurt Saddam. We knew wrong and were classed as supporters of a Tyrant. Damn we all let down them children of Iraq we who did not do enough to stop them sanctions failed them lets never make the same mistake again.

Answer 7

it is impossible to know if your statement is correct - but more than likely it is not - there are still children dying of poor water supply - iraqi infrastructure is worse today than 4 years ago

but, you are correct, saddams palace complexes are massive, extravogant, walled in compounds. On the other side of the wall is a 3rd world slum with open sewers and burning trash filled lots.

Answer 8

Absolutely yes.

Excellent work. Kudos.
I remember what 200,000 or so Kurds too that he exterminated.
Thanks so much for the great info. Best Christmas gift a political hound could ask for.

Today is the anniversary of Operation Desert Fox. Where Clinton bombed 4 straight days Iraq from the air. No telling how many died. The the Persian Gulf War we lost over 4,417 soldier's in peacetime. Again nighttime bombings. Sudan & Aghanistan. All looking for Saddam. Because he believed he had WMD & capacity for nuclear weapons. It's all on record. Google it other posters who dis believe.

GW Bush declared a ground war against Saddam. Brought him in and gave him a trial. Now that took guts. I rest my case.
Mele Kalikimaka.

edit: btw at the end of his term Clinton owed the United Nations over $800,000 in back fees... they just are no good at finances or keeping records are they? !

Answer 9

you are a crazy mason like the rest of your family. the UN, USA, and UK are responsible for the death of 500,000 for imposing sanctions on iraq. saddam didn't impose these sanctions, and when france and other civilised countries wanted to cancel the embargo, the american and british barbarians refused. the war in Iraq in 2003 is killing hundread of thousand of innocent civilians, so that prove my theory that your family are a group of twisted murderers. and merry chritmas!

Answer 10

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Answer 11

Answer: BS....We would be out now if all we were trying to do was kill Saddam. This war has to do with deep seated business benefiting from the war and George Bush and Vice president Dick have NO feelings about the troops dieing nor do they about anyone else we are just like some scum on their boots. George Bush and his father were members of the Skull and Bones society a branch off of the Illuminati. Clinton was an *** who used his position for sex and is part of the Bilderberg group along with Bush and Hillary Clinton they are Attendees of the Bilderberg group meetings as well. Basically they are a group of powerful people deciding what's good FOR YOU ;) i.e. the Bilderberg group is. Anyway there ultimate goal is to have us as slaves in a one world government, if you don't believe me check out the NAFTA and then the North American Union, we are soon going to be part of Mexico and Canada and we will have an Amero for currency. The goal here is to have us microchiped KINDA LIKE THEY MICROCHIP PETS IN SOME STATES NOW AND IT'S MADATORY!!!!!! There message Don't **** with the establishment is the message; keep being all comfortable go to Wal-mart and Shopko have some fun, keep taking your fluoride, hang out and have beer and listen to some music and TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE AS NAIVE AS POSSIBLE, don't let them think about the evil stuff happening. If Hillary Clinton gets elected prepare for an all out oligarchy or WORSE. Why do these people do this you ask? They are Satanists PERIOD!!! If skull and bones isn't related to Satan then I don't know what is. Just picture bush and them in robes it happens.