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Topic: Saddam captured...semi old news (Read 8510 times)
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FalconMWC
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Didn't Germany send some troops? (reluctantly)
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Culture20
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Why France, Germany and Russia were not part of the coalition is because they did not want their illegal trade agreements, with Iraq, to be known to the world. I thought that it was because they wanted their debts repaid, and they were of the belief that a newly established government in Iraq would not assume the debts of Saddam's regime.
It'll take quite a few years before the average level of oppression by Saddam would have added up to the quick burst of death and dismemberment associated with the war.
Not sure what the numbers are, but I'm certain someone out there is counting (wasn't there a casualty-o-meter on the web?). Add the numbers from the gassing of the Kurds, politcal mass-graves, Iran/Iraq war(s), Desert Storm (invading kuwait made him the aggressor), divide by those number of years. Then compare to the casualties of this war (include current peacekeeping casualties if you like) divided by the time it has taken so far. Then, even if there is an imbalance in favor of Saddam causing fewer casualties per hour, consider that Saddam's killing would have continued into his death, and then one of his twisted sons would have probably taken over, so there _would_ have been quite a few years of Saddam's opression.
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Culture20
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Not disputing that, just pointing out that there was a reason associated with them, even if everyone already knew about them.
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Anyone - even if they have trouble connecting the dots can figure out that something fishy went on between France, Germany and a few other countrys.
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