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Iraqi Civilian Deaths ... caused by Bush's unprovoked war

 

When Civilized Nations Conduct Uncivilized Behavior
By J.J. Johnson - The Sierra Timess
The War in Iraq is being called an Anglo-American invasion. For all intents and purposes, the nations providing troops and military hardware were all founded on Christian principles. As we were taught in school from a young age, 'Christendom' went hand in hand with 'civilization' or 'civilized' people. So while U.S. Forces apparently took care not to bomb the Museum of Antiquity, someone in charge felt comfortable letting savages loot the place. Approximately 170,000 items (many priceless) were destroyed. Say what you want, but it is impossible to justify this among civilized people. Don't blow it off by blaming Saddam Hussien. He's history, remember. And during his 'evil' tenure, somehow, someway - those artifacts withstood his iron fist. You see, those historical items didn't belong to Saddam. We're talking Old Testament, beginning of human history/cradle of human civilization stuff. Our history, people. Everyone's history. The kind of stuff our people helped find and preserve. The kind of stuff we fussed at the Taliban for breaking. "[W]e didn't allow it. It happened," said Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on NBC News' Meet the Press Sunday. "And that's what happens when you go from a dictatorship with repressed order, police state, to something that is going to be different. There's a transition period, and no one is in control."

If we are truly doing all this to 'liberate' the Iraqi people, then for the sake of all that's civilized water & sanitation, electricity, food and medical should now be the priority over oil fields, or hunting down 'regime' figures on a deck of cards. If I were President, this isn't an issue that would be 'smirked' away on the White House lawn. I'd have someone's head for this.

posted by An Old Curmudgeon 6:58 AM