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Originally Posted by directfiesta
Same type of surprise than the Holocaust ...
Most people were shocked at the numbers of jews killed ... It took a while to accept that, because the numbers were so unbelievable.... Nazis always denied those numbers .....
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And over the past 60 years the numbers have continued to drop. Believe me, the Holocaust numbers were huge, but certainly if it wasn't such a taboo issue the numbers would of dropped even more. Something like 12 Million people gassed to death was the original claim. Noone, and I mean noone believes that number today. 4 Million in Auschwitz is now 1 million, and plenty of respectable people believe that is exaggerated also. There is always propoganda in war, and after war on both sides.
Are these numbers real? Maybe not. If they went around and asked people I'd say the number is highly inflated as most of them hate the US and them being in country, but still, I am sure alot more have died than would of under Saddam in the same time period. Originally I liked your posts, but the more and more I see of you I think you are just a tool in the same way neo-Con's are tools. Jumping on every bit of bullshit politicised piece of garbage and spewing out some bullshit from it. I guess it is the way of the world, but try to step above it once in a while, it makes for a better world when people don't think one point of view (whether it is socialist, neo-conservative, republican, democrat, or whatever) is always right.