8166: Oh boo hoo, you care so much for oppressed Iraqis. That's fine. I do too. But why did the US support Pinochet when he took control of Chile and killed thousands? Or Noriega when he overlorded Panama? Or how about Musharraf, the military general who rules Pakistan? Or the oppression in East Timor? Or...

The U.S.'s sense of justice is selective: according to our (corporations') economic benefit. Once you realize that, you may lose your faith in the American Cause. Be warned.

Don't forget that Saddam was the U.S.'s buddy in the 80's, and we sold him plenty of weapons to fight Iran then, and "gas the Kurds".. etc.

This war is _nothing_ like fighting Hitler. Iraq was a toothless dragon by the time we invaded in 2003. Don't forget we had been bombing their infrastructure since 1990 with weekly sorties. They had little to respond with. Thus our rapid invasion and "taking" of Baghdad.

And we studied with Israel on how to conduct "urban warfare" and "interrogations" of "insurgents". (sarcasm) Making us all the more welcome in the region. (/sarcasm)