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Politics > Politics-USA |
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"Kevin" |
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25 Sep 2006 06:12:36 PM |
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Time for regime change in Iraq |
The nation of Iraq has suffered under two different leaders who have
seized power with ruthless means.
Saddam Hussein used the guise of an Iraqi political party to help move
him into the seat of power, and maintained it with force when
threatened.
Under his rule, the people largely live normal human lives... working,
studying, raising children, planning for their future. The three
primary distinct cultures, the Sunnis, the Shiites and the Kurds, were
held together largely peacefully under one secular government.
Saddam Hussein's decade-long war with Iran caused economic hardship for
the Iraqi people, and many families suffered the loss or injury to
their loved ones.
Following the cessation of that war, Saddam's invasion of Kuwait turned
disastrous for Iraq, as an American-led coalition repelled that
occupation, bringing on the decimation of his military and harsh
sanctions that made life for the average Iraqi a strain.
Controlled by the threats of America's warplanes and intelligence
services, Saddam was forced to swallow his pride and allow inspections
of his arsenal to assure the West that he would not again amass a
capable fighting force.
After ten years of compliance, Saddam asked what else he had to do to
eventually free his country from the harsh sanctions and flyovers, and
his reasoning compelled most European nations to tenatively agree with
him that conditions and a timeline for Iraq to regain it's sovereignty
had come.
Instead of this happening, then president George Bush, Jr and his joint
conspirator ***** Cheney planned and launched an invasion and occupation
of that weakened country without provocation, similarly to Saddam's
invasion and occupation of Kuwait.
The Bush regime overthrew the Saddam regime, and took control of that
country politically and all other facets by military force. Despite
words of assurance that this was all for Iraq's own good, just as
Saddam had claimed, in effect, George Bush, Jr, became the new dictator
of Iraq, and continues rule that country today.
Under Bush's rule, this nation's natural resources and cultural
treasures were allowed to be looted. It's infrastructure and
institutions were destroyed. It's populace was terrorized.
The people no longer enjoyed any semblence of a normal life. Strict,
military rule under the leadership of George Bush, Jr, oppressed the
people and scarred their lives.
Under Bush's harsh rule the country has slid further and further into
chaos, with blood staining the cities and countryside. Increasingly,
the country is slipping into a brutal civil war under Bush's command.
Life for the Iraqi people was much more tolerable under the
dictatorship of Saddam Hussein than it is now under the dictatorship of
Bush. The nation is in ruin.
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| User: "Acharya" |
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| Title: Re: Time for regime change in Iraq |
26 Sep 2006 01:34:37 AM |
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"Kevin" <kevprice1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1159225956.800996.131200@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
The nation of Iraq has suffered under two different leaders who have
seized power with ruthless means.
Saddam Hussein used the guise of an Iraqi political party to help move
him into the seat of power, and maintained it with force when
threatened.
Under his rule, the people largely live normal human lives... working,
studying, raising children, planning for their future. The three
primary distinct cultures, the Sunnis, the Shiites and the Kurds, were
held together largely peacefully under one secular government.
Saddam Hussein's decade-long war with Iran caused economic hardship for
the Iraqi people, and many families suffered the loss or injury to
their loved ones.
Following the cessation of that war, Saddam's invasion of Kuwait turned
disastrous for Iraq, as an American-led coalition repelled that
occupation, bringing on the decimation of his military and harsh
sanctions that made life for the average Iraqi a strain.
Controlled by the threats of America's warplanes and intelligence
services, Saddam was forced to swallow his pride and allow inspections
of his arsenal to assure the West that he would not again amass a
capable fighting force.
Saddam had no choice but to comply with the armistice that ended Desert
Storm.
After ten years of compliance, Saddam asked what else he had to do to
eventually free his country from the harsh sanctions and flyovers, and
his reasoning compelled most European nations to tenatively agree with
him that conditions and a timeline for Iraq to regain it's sovereignty
had come.
It was 10 years of noncompliance.
Instead of this happening, then president George Bush, Jr and his joint
conspirator ***** Cheney planned and launched an invasion and occupation
of that weakened country without provocation, similarly to Saddam's
invasion and occupation of Kuwait.
False. Saddam was told to step down from power peacefully or by force.
Saddam did not give any warning of his invasion of Kuwait.
The Bush regime overthrew the Saddam regime, and took control of that
country politically and all other facets by military force. Despite
words of assurance that this was all for Iraq's own good, just as
Saddam had claimed, in effect, George Bush, Jr, became the new dictator
of Iraq, and continues rule that country today.
False. Iraqis held three national elections that elected a constituent
assembly to write their new constitution, approved it, and elected a
parliament.
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| User: "Absolom" |
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| Title: Re: Time for regime change in Iraq |
26 Sep 2006 12:29:22 PM |
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"Kevin" <kevprice1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1159225956.800996.131200@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
The nation of Iraq has suffered under two different leaders who have
seized power with ruthless means.
<snip> - no need to comment on snipped content --Acharya seems to have
covered that...
Life for the Iraqi people was much more tolerable under the
dictatorship of Saddam Hussein than it is now under the dictatorship of
Bush. The nation is in ruin.
Yes, life may well have been more tolerable under Saddam than it is at the
present time. That is to be expected. Change requires such circumstances.
Time will be the real judge of the validity of the US presence in Iraq. Your
short-sighted assessments are incidental at the moment. People *are*
suffering, and mistakes have been made, but your conclusions are early and
based on incomplete information.
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