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Originally Posted by Porn Farmer
Better for Iraq.
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Ironically... yes. There are plenty Saddam's the world over - this one was nothing special.
The positive side of having him there is now obvious - he kept the country under control, tho on his terms.
The flipside is the amazingly naive, kinda dumb and ignorant display the US admin demonstrated in thinking that nation could, with very few allies, invade and keep any country under their control. It is prob accurate, and this is been proven, that an initial "victory" would be successful - but that is only the start of the first course of the meal. Seriously doubt we have even reached the main course yet.
The damage done to Iraq is enormous and would outlive Saddam even if he was not executed.
That damage will range from the ongoing tribal conflicts to extended problems directly attributable to this elected "war". The former will last as long as the population want them to last - irrespective of any occupying force. The latter will last many decades and show in several ways, not least from an infant mortality rate ranking highest in the world and substantial increases in various cancers caused by depleted uranium.
Who are the victims?? They are normal Iraqi people, the majority of whom are not involved in any conflict. They have already lost members of their families, their wives are delivering malformed (leukemia etc) children, their existing children can't even attend a school, there are both water and food shortages, 4500 children died of hunger alone in 2006 forgetting those killed or maimed.
It is ironic that an invading nation does not consider even attempting a body count of those who were being giving a "democracy". With the concern the US has shown for the people who lived under Saddam, this may seem odd.
Equally odd and offensive is that in the next short while there is an event known as "US Children Day" (or whatever it's called) - it's a pity the US has never given the same consideration to the children of Iraq, but left them with a legacy of disease from DU while will last most of their lives or even given a thought to feeding them.
Even Saddam could not manage to achieve that awesome legacy...
Congratulations to the US admin - all of em need rounded up, including those who resigned/retired/moved on plus the current mafia, and shot.