
March 25th, 2003, 05:35 PM
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Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
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I don't think anyone has insisted this in this thread but since you asked if you post things like "The more you try to convince me Hussein is a demon the more baseless your accusations sound." this sort of implies that you don't think Saddam is a bad guy. Or when you post things like "Any mass destruction Iraq has had was to defend themselves from those who whant to steal the oil that is rightfully theirs." you imply that those 5000 gassed Kurds were evil villains trying to steal Saddams oil.
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I still think that most accusations against Saddam are biased and exaggerated. In every war there’s a need to demonize your enemy to legitimate your position.
I’m not saying he’s a good guy, or that I’d like to live under his regime. But no dictator Lasts that long if he doesn’t count with some support from his people.
Kurds were seen as seditious traitors to the country and fighting them was a way to show the loyal Iraqis they were protecting them. How’s that different than bombing Iraqis to “protect” Americans?
Also don’t Americans agree that Kurds have no right to fight for their independence?
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