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12. du rec. nt

Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 07:18 AM

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From 2000. Squeezed to Death. Iraq after years of sanctions. John Pilger paints sad image. [View all] madfloridian Feb 2013 OP

The sadness on the faces of people selling possessions for food and medicine. madfloridian Feb 2013 #1

Maderline Albright said it was "worth it." Scootaloo Feb 2013 #2

Yes, she said that. madfloridian Feb 2013 #3

One can hold sincere beliefs and be incredibly wrong and guilty of war crimes. PDJane Feb 2013 #5

You are right, and sometimes sincere beliefs cause terrible harm. madfloridian Feb 2013 #6

I hope so. The fact is that the US tried to use Iraq as a free-market experiment as well. PDJane Feb 2013 #4

Seems now we have a thing about free market experiments... madfloridian Feb 2013 #7

I cried so hard that night and I still cry. littlemissmartypants Feb 2013 #8

The war has been rough on a lot of people Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #14

Thank you. littlemissmartypants Feb 2013 #15

That was disgusting. Bombing a country on TV and celebrating as we did. madfloridian Feb 2013 #17

Another Name For "Economic Sanctions" -- DallasNE Feb 2013 #9

But but but malaise Feb 2013 #10

Way to go America newfie11 Feb 2013 #11

du rec. nt xchrom Feb 2013 #12

that was the biggest lie of all: that fantastic notion that iraq was a threat to anybody, KG Feb 2013 #13

Amazing remembering all the politicians who cowered instead of telling the truth. madfloridian Feb 2013 #16

yes, and the new myth about dem politicians being bamboozled by bush. KG Feb 2013 #18

Everyone was afraid to criticize Bush. madfloridian Feb 2013 #19

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