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Originally Posted by Phunkie
Technically this is not quite the same as waging a war.
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So, you're saying that the US unilaterally declared and waged war on Iraq and it alone chose the targets in the first Gulf War? I mean, I have to make that assumption when you write:
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Originally Posted by Phunkie
United States' deliberate destruction of Iraq's civilian infrastructure during the first Gulf War
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(emphasis mine)
Had you been truthful, or at least informed, you would've removed the "United States'" part or substituted "United Nations'".
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Simply put, sanctions -- with epidemic and famine -- were there to force "regime change.""
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And this was solely the intention of the US, not the UN?
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Things are sure going great now that the US have set the mistakes made by the UN straight (more of that good ole sarcasm ;) )
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So, you believe things are worse for Iraqis now?
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But there will also be new unrest
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Did I ever write anything that would cause you to infer that I believe any place is a Utopia?
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I just wanted to be sure before I call half of the population of the USA evil. Since Bush turned out to be one evil sob for the whole world and since Bush supporters passively accept the things he's doing they must also be evil, right?
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Certainly.
The point I was trying to make with the quote was that standing idly by while threats present themselves is as bad as committing the crime you were threatened with. I guess you disagree.