how can anyone speak on the behalf of the USA. the death and destruction they leave behind not to mention how they trat their own citizens. this ia a corrupt enity
The very fact that there are no statistics is a wrong-doing...
I am a friend of America and deeply regret how easily they played away their moral integrity... Nothing, absolutely nothing in Christian faith justifies dropping bombs on uninvolved people's houses.
I felt so powerless as an Australian citzen wanting to stop this invasion. It was obvious that Bush, Blair, and Howard were lying to their voters. What could we do but take to the streets and wear black armbands? Record numbers protested but were ignored. The tyranny of the thoughtless hordes who vote in & support such politicians.
i love how American's insist that they are freedom bringers .. oh democracy .. oh freedom.. but everywhere they land they bring death and destruction ..
@Kardiatheon A lot of Americans just watched as terrorists flew a plane into the WTC. So I don't really care about the American human cost. See what I did there you fucking retard?
Most of them were certainly not killed by U.S. troops, but by Iraqi terrorists.
I agree that it was an awful blunder to bring the Shi'ites into power, and the U.S. is to blame for it; but still, the main reason behind the killings -- religious factions -- is home-made!
@schlagerhansi funny..the country is in caos..but business has never been better...oil is being pumped out like never before..so your saying its iraq's fault that the country is in caos?? you dont think the same thing wouldnt happen if usa was in caos due to war?? have you forgotten hurricane katrina and what people became in times of crisis?? saddam is a product of the usa not of iraq..he served them well as a dictator..just like gaddafi and the taliban..
Now you're being funny. Saddam was certainly not a product of the U.S. They supported him against the Iran when the Iran waged an undeclared war against the U.S., that's only natural. The same is true for the taliban: The U.S. supported them against the USSR, but they didn't make them. And the U.S. certainly didn't make Gaddafi, though they should have deposed him in 1969. But then again, everybody would have cried...
I feel bad for those people and for having to grow up powerless to stop bastards like Bush and Obama here in the country that is no longer the land of the free and never really was. The Iraq people didnt deserve this. neither did the people of Guatemala, Panama, etc
Yes this is what the US been doing to the poor people. I have some good friends in the Army and i heard what was the order when they invaded the Iraq. The targets was all man from 10 years old and up . Shame! America don't Bless this killers ! I hear all the time on Radio and stickers on the cars says God Bless our troops , NO, how can you bless a killer ? How can some one bless some one that takes away God given life ? EVIL ! America turn to EVIL empire !
@fuccderek I find it very hard to believe he would just be shot for the fun of it. If he was then of course that's criminal, but I don't think U.S soldiers in general are like that, they're not just gonna shoot someone without cause. Probability is that he was an insurgent imo.
@mathematics64 really? are you that stupid? do you know anything about US war history. In all wars post WWII civilians have been fair game and unless the media mentions your name its all good. your lack of perspective is laughable but also very disturbing considering there are millions of Americans in the dark as deeply as you are.
their son was "probably an insurgent" because the US troops shot him? Would he have been a probable insurgent if he';d been blown up by a suicide bomber in a marketplace?
@GeneralBulldog54 very true now they want war with Iran. the gov wants to rule the world with an iron fist like Napoleon Bonaparte (who was a US ally btw)
Watching videos like this makes me wonder...if what goes around actually comes back around again then who's to say that we Americans won't one day become collateral damage because of the unjustified wars that the U.S continue to wage on other countries. SMH!
Thankfully, Canada saw past the Bush administration's manipulation and refused to go to war in Iraq. Those who voted for George Bush the second time, let alone the first, should do the right thing and never vote again. The administration ruined your country's economy, political system, image, and status as a world leader; traits that will take decades to recover.
@Delta4ms actually, Canadian officers have served in Iraq through a program that allows members of the officer corps to rotate through American units serving in theatre.
@Delta4msd That is pure speculation, but it's not something I doubt entirely. There were 100,000 people in Montreal alone protesting the War in Iraq and I doubt the Conservatives would part with that kind of support. I wouldn't underestimate the Harper government's respect for the international process, such as a UN Mandate, a mandate the US never received for Iraq from the UN. With that being said, Harper's Conservatives have proved they cave to Israeli and US pressure very easily...
Compare this to the time of Saddam. People never know what is good for them, some celeberated after the fall of Saddam .... and now this :(( I don't think there is ever going to be a justification for this war !
This is perfect for IRAN to come in as the liberators. GREAT JOB BUSHY.
How the hell are we going to convince these people to love america. They hate americans and they would be happy if we suffered like them. This is happening all over the world this is why its very dangerous to travel
The UN (under Hans Blix) said "no WMD" but GWB ignored the UN and invaded anyway because "god" told him to. As a result 800,000 innocent civilians died (independent estimate).
I dont see the difference between Bush's USA and any other terrorist nation.
Two Million in Vietnam and hundreds of thousands in Iraq, innocent civilians Killed and now theirs talk of attacking Iran,may have to borrow another Trillion from China.
The REAL AMERICAN citizens do not want this war....never did..we do not represent the American Government.and their actions....your lose is our lose..NO MORE WAR...
The people must forgive and be patient. No matter how many soldiers hearts are burned it will not bring slain family members back. It will cause more hatred among people.
@bilfo71 People have lived and died for millennia without attaining justice. What makes you think it's going to be served in these times of hardcore? Not all justice is served in the courts of law. Believe that.
This video should mention that the vast majority of Iraqi casualties were caused by suicide bombings and death squads. The vast majority. Yes, the US et al should not have invaded, they opened Pandora's box. This video makes it sound like the Americans killed all of these people, which is false.
No clear objective in Iraq, there was no control within the American military they could have raided an house where there was no gun fire coming from and use tactics in knowing answers from civilian men they would use chocking, water boarding and suspect and shoot them. More American Military commuted suicide than the people that died in combat from the Taliban because they are disgusted in what they see. Only a few American Military speak out of this and condemn it they are true men.
Don't blame America, blame the soldier. A human mind is going through alot of things in war, please bare in mind that we are not all strong minded. These people lived under a religion which made women bare cloth on their head, to be classed as the lesser person of a man.
@NewGuyCommentary Actually women cover up to be modest, and to hide their beauty what God has given to them. Why don't nobody say this to Christians us Muslims don't mock Nun's because they cover up and their dress is similar.
@ahmirasad007 Don't get me wrong, i'm actually atheist or maybe i just have my own theory in religion.
I think Christians are just as bad as any other but in for example my country Denmark, religion is almost build in our country but in here we dont get killed for saying stupid things or say bad stuff to another religon. If i ever drawed muhammed with a bomb on him i would be killed most surttenly, but if i make a joke about jesus christ nothing will happen.
@ahmirasad007 I think its stupid that we here in denmark call religion christianity, it should just be called Religion so that we learn about religion not only the christian.
I have respect for every religion as long as it doesnt change my life the way i want it to be. I mean dont wanne be judged or held down by some god i have to love because he created this.
ask them if there is more terror there before or after the americans came? After i assure you in 10 years they have done nothing but let the country erode to the point where infrastructure must be rebuilt instead of just repaired.
America the greatest terrorist the world has ever seen. 10 years and hundreds of thousands of dead civilian in a constant state of Terror all under the watch full eye of the fascist youth of america.
Even US citizens are more terrorized now more than before!
@89Czeko Ignore half the world? The U.S. had 40 nations in its coalition into Iraq, more than double the number in Libya. The reason the UN didn't approve anything was because France, Germany, and Russia all had oil interests in Iraq. Plus, everyone in the world knew that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous man bent on getting weapons.
OMG ! ! ! The Pro-American bias here is terrible. AJE is soooooo BIASED. For all the conspiracy theory nut jobs that believe AJE is is a puppet of the west... here is your proof that AJE is not nearly as biased as you want to believe.
@jamesappleridge Very little pisses me off. I've said all along that AJE was not pro-american. but when reports come that are not anti-american all the fruitcakes come out of the woodwork. If anyone were to be pissed off, it is the fruitcakes.
@scorpiooooooh Funny you should use the with Pro and Anti these terms where associated with 2 important events in human history the raise of Stalin and Hitler. Much can be said about these of rhetoric words but they do have one thing in common they are prevalent in totalitarian societies.
The yanks are just idiots they attack a defenseless countries like Afghanistan and Iraq and expect everyone to awe at there military might ROFL
@james I know that passage. I've studied the Bible. But if you know the New Testament well, and it seems you do, you'll have to agree Christ's first followers didn't limit themselves to those two commandments. They were concerned with how to organize the Church, and in so doing, they proposed rules that went beyond from those you cite. Demanding female submission to their husbands and limiting their participation in the Church were two such rules.
CAPITALISM creates ELITE CRIMINALS. BANKERS. DRUG LORDS. INEQUALITY. INSECURITY. GREED. RUTHLESS COMMUNISM. NWO. NAZI. TERRORISM. LAZY PEOPLE. REBEL POLITICIAN. ANARCHY. worst is WAR etc.. etc..
CAPITALISM was designed only for CORRUPT OPPORTUNISTIC MANIPULATIVE LAZY POLITICIAN. BANKERS. LAWYERS. DRUG LORDS. JUDGES. CRIMINALS. DICTATORS. RULERS. KING. SULTANATE. EMPEROR etc. etc..
HARD WORKING PEACE LOVING HAPPY HONEST SOCIETY were always the slave victim and poorly starve to death. :(
If you want one americans view, By Events i was born in america, so im american, But i was also born on the planet with other people, birds, fish and other animals. We are all one. To play Whos to blame, lets blame ourselves for letting others run off in our name. Those meen just seem to play using the intention of others.... Maybe they should all be jaild for the rest of their lives and shown as public tools of decent and murder. Soldier has many names, one is murder. Even a hero can be one.
@89Czeko Don't presume on my contention with the stats what my agenda may be, I'll tell you what it is again: the preservation of truth. A mayan-styled ritual sacrifice of truth goes on, on both sides, does it not?
@nyambush11 I ask myself that as well. I'm certain that one way is to make donations to the Red Cross. Problem is, it's impossible to help everyone, but you can help some.
@nyambush11 You could always join a religion where soothing thoughts are offered. You would dull the edge of the concern you're now showing, but at least you'd get to pray for those suffering (literally, the least you could do). Alternatively, you could channel some of your humanistic feelings onto direct action, become more involved in the political process, joining or supporting groups that foster human solidarity. Even simply writing your thoughts here is doing something.
Come to think of it, Iraq is "better off" under Saddam. Even if he killed millions of Shias and Kurds, at least he can hide it from the rest of the world (censorship). If America does the killing, the world will know instantly. As long an Arab leader does it (like that of Sudan's Bashir), its all o.k.
Jesus have merch on his son died and their family and may give all of them eternal life. in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost amen.
@polychronio You're asking Catholic Jesus to intercede on behalf of Muslims killed by Christians? So the old saying is correct then... kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out?
@89Czeko i read your book, spread your lies elswhere. and don't tell me about Canada i live here, my city is over run with peaceful Islams, I got to see my peaceful town become the murder capital of Canada, thanks alot. Canadians are also a pack of hypocrites anyway, you are destroying the planet with your oil sand, you are bigger gorbs than the americans ever dreamed, and we constantly get fleeced in shopping, because we would rather make fun of americans than shop like normal folks.
@98nafets When the US was preparing the invasion of Iraq, the argument was that Hussein was producing WMDs. Only after no such weapons were found in Iraq, did the democracy-promotion claptrap begin being mentioned. So drop the crap. And if you cared so much about oppression of the Iraqis, you wouldn't have starved them with sanctions that then US secretary of state Madeleine Albright described as 'necessary'.
You don't know the numbers but you say"millionS"(plural ) in the headline when the video says from 100 000 to aver a million. Also keep in mind that most of these people were not all killed by US soldiers but by Islamists .
I m certainly not supporting the US invasion of this country but a bit of accuracy can help.
@ByChoiceMuslim This wasn't "America". It was the corporate/government/banking cartels in our country. They have taken over our government and go to war without asking the people as they are supposed to do. One day we will take our country back and run it as the founders intended. At that time all the current politicians will be charged with treason and will go before the courts to be judged for their crimes.
CAPITALISM creates ELITE CRIMINALS. BANKERS. DRUG LORDS. INEQUALITY. INSECURITY. GREED. RUTHLESS COMMUNISM. NWO. NAZI. TERRORISM. LAZY PEOPLE. REBEL POLITICIAN. ANARCHY. worst is WAR etc.. etc..
CAPITALISM was designed only for CORRUPT OPPORTUNISTIC MANIPULATIVE LAZY POLITICIAN. BANKERS. LAWYERS. DRUG LORDS. JUDGES. CRIMINALS. DICTATORS. RULERS. KING. SULTANATE. EMPEROR etc. etc..
HARD WORKING PEACE LOVING HAPPY HONEST SOCIETY were always the slave victim and poorly starve to death. :(
Why haven't Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and all the others been charged and put on trial for War Crimes? Others have been executed for lesser crimes. Where is Justice?
@89Czeko I agree that there is oppression going on in China and North Korea. What's your point? Because we can't stop all of the evil in the world we should try to stop any?
And I agree the Saudi Arabian dictatorship is getting support from the U.S. But that dictator is not oppressing his people on any level comparable to Saddam Hussein. Foreign policy has to be pragmatic, and with most Muslim nations, it comes down to picking the lesser of 2 evils.
@98nafets Why do you mention Sadam Hussein? The reason why your dimwit leader Bush and co went into the war was because of the socalled weapons mass destruction. Not because he was oppresing his people. Remember that president Reagan once supported him financially and gave him biological weapons, which he then used on the Iranians. Don´t you even know anything about your own history?
@RafaelFernandeSantos So how would you have stopped Iraq without sanctions? Everyone already knew what Hussein was capable of and was trying to do. The wikileak documents showed that Hussein had stopped continuing his program because the sanctions made it to expensive for him to do so.
@98 So you've already dropped the democracy, anti-oppression crap and started talking about WMDs? What, isn't oppression bad? Or is it good when it serves US interests? There was no proof Iraq was actively pursuing WMDs the just before the invasion of Iraq, though projects existed before the Gulf War. And even if he was pursuing such weapons, the invasion of Iraq, as all pre-emptive wars, was immoral. Pre-emptive wars, if justified, can very well result in international chaos.
@98nafets Yes, you have. First you say the Iraq invasion was necessary to put an end to Hussein's oppression against Iraqi citizens, but as soon as you're reminded of the oppression, pain and misery caused by the US-proposed sanctions, you say such sanctions were necessary - you don't even discuss their effects on the Iraqi people.
@RafaelFernandeSantos Sanctions on Iraqi's were not nearly as oppressive as anything Saddam Hussein did. Hussein made sure he and his army was always well fed. And, I know this might be hard to believe, but there can be more than one reason to go to war.
@98 You're talking out of your ass. You have no idea how oppressive SH's rule was or how US sanctions affected life standards in Iraq. Most Iraqis will tell their country's political situation - social polarization, political deaths - has worsened after the invasion, and you have no right to tell them, people who LIVE Iraq's reality, they're wrong just b/c that goes counter to your jingoistic beliefs.
@RafaelFernandeSantos It has worsened because Muslim terrorists have come in and attacked them. The U.S. has invested billions to help that country. Just as Al Jazeera can find someone in Iraq who was a victim of U.S. attacks, there are other people in that country who are grateful to the U.S. for getting rid of Saddam Hussein and his oppression.
@98 Doesn't matter. During SH's secular leadership, religious terrorists didn't swarm the country. Those terrorists were produced b/c the balance of forces prevalent in the country was destroyed by the US-led invasion. BTW, I have references, which I can show you, saying that deaths caused by US sanctions have been variously estimated as ranging from 150,000 to 1.5 million, and effected mainly child death rates. Prove me how Hussein's rule was worse, death-wise, than those sanctions.
"he murdered as many as a million of his people, many with poison gas. He tortured, maimed and imprisoned countless more. His unprovoked invasion of Iran is estimated to have left another million people dead. His seizure of Kuwait threw the Middle East into crisis. More insidious, arguably, was the psychological damage he inflicted on his own land. Hussein created a nation of informants — friends on friends...making an entire population complicit in his rule." -The NY Times
@98 I'm acquainted with that quote. It proceeds to recount the deaths caused by his invasion of Iran: an invasion the US supported. And poison attacks against Iraqi Kurds happened largely before the Gulf War - when Hussein was widely known to be a damn US ally. So much for the US being worried about Iraqis' welfare. First the US became an ally to Hussein, even though he was already known as a tyrant, and after the friendship broke, it proceeded to impose sanctions on their children.
@RafaelFernandeSantos I do believe the U.S. made a big mistake when they took the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" philosophy in the middle east. But that mistake shouldn't mean that nothing should be done now. Saddam Hussein's actions directly led to the sanctions, and if he had complied with the UN, they would have been lifted. How would you have handled the situation? Would you have preferred an earlier invasion?
@98 Sanctions were first imposed on Iraq just after it invaded Kuwait - actions against an oil-rich US ally - not brutality toward Kurds - were behind the sanctions. Had the US been interested in curbing Hussein's tyrany, it'd not have made him an ally, it'd not have supported his invasion of Iran, and it'd not have imposed sanctions that produced a terrible effect on innocent Iraqis. And if you really cared about obedience to the UN, you wouldn't support the Iraq War. The hypocrisy!
@RafaelFernandeSantos Did you not read my post? I said the U.S. was wrong in having a foreign policy where it was picking the lesser of 2 evils. And as I've said before, not protecting people before is not an argument for not protecting them now. I also mentioned how the UN didn't do anything because France and Russia had oil interests in Iraq.
When will earthlings (aka "homo-sapien" decendants of hominids) finally realize all from Earth are connected threw Earth? Kind of seem these alien worshiping religions are allowing and assisting in the destruction of the best working planet this side of the milky way....
Truth be told USA and Israel are the biggest threat to peace in the world. Always seeking death and destruction in the name of capitalism, oil and Israel. The world should throw all the politicians and lobbyists responsible into guantanamo bay and let them rot.
the old hag praying for murder on people, the religion of peace at it's finest. How come every report from the Islam countries is full of dirty old buildings, snagged tooth hags, and filth? And don't call me names, i can only go by what i see, is there even 1 place in all of Islam that doesn't look like a scene from the dark ages?
@jamesappleridge Unfortunately all she can do is pray but the Americans really go and kill innocent civilians for fun. Those nations were once the richest and most advanced in the world, but centuries of exploitation by the west has destroyed them.
@srikiraju bullshit, it is centuries of following mullahs blindly and not reading their holy book for themself. I have been spending time reading the Quran, not taking anyones word for what it says, basically it goes like this "repetative verses "god is great and good, all knowing and peaceful" interjected with hate speech verses jews, christains, women, homosexuals, hindu's ect.. If you are an Islam and you have not even read your book and follow blindly, shame on you.
@jamesappleridge look at India though. 150m+ Muslims and literally 99% are great, normal citizens. Ofcourse it opens a gash when Pakistan wants to send over terrorists, but I'm still appalled at the amount of Muslims who stayed out of terrorist affairs, because they themselves know it's wrong.
@SuperUncleruckus i agree, and in all honesty i really am and continue to read the Quran, it is not my intention to just crap on a believe, i must know. I see a book full of truths and common sence, mixed with confusion and down right hatred. At this point in time (i feel you should read a book a few times to truly know it) i think Muslim and Islam are 2 different things, a Muslim loves and respcts God, but an Islam is in a Holy war with non Islams, and this is not right.
@jamesappleridge there's an obvious connection like you pointed. Both are of the same sort but one has a different definition than the other. That's my conclusion as well. My Solution? Let the Muslim's discover their own religion for themselves. Best way to prevent further incidents like we see today is to have them learn themselves then pass it on to their kids. This is the proper way, BUT it won't happen lol. We need to implement some kind of protection to their intellectual agencies.
Are you reading it in English? If so you need to do more research. Reading the Quran in English alone is not going to get you a good knowledge of Islam.
@james The Bible is no more of a pacifist book than is the Quran. I've read a 80% of a translation of the Quran, and I find it no worse than the Bible. Stoning homosexuals? It's on the Old Testament. So is persecuting and killing members of other religions (pagans, the uncircumcised peoples). Preaching female submission and shutting women up in the Church: that's on the New Testament.
@RafaelFernandeSantos the "Bible" is suppose to be an accounting of "history". Jesus the main person in the New Testament came to earth to remove all these rules like stoning, cutting off of hands ect.. and Gave a new set of Rules, and that is to love one another and be kind to each other. According to the Bible and Quran, God saves who he likes anyway, and there is nothing man can do to change that. Peace be with you.
@james There are still commandments on the New Testament apart from loving one another. I can point to where in the book St. Paul commands that there should be no woman in a position of authority over men, that women should be led by their husbands, that any religious education women receive should be given by their husbands and that they should shut up when they're in Church. The Bible promotes female submission in a way that, IMO, isn't distinguishable from the Quran's.
@RafaelFernandeSantos and they ask him, Lord what is the greatest of the commandments and he said "I say unto you Love God with all your heart, mind, and soul for this is the greatest commandment, but the 2nd is like unto the 1st and that is to love your neighbor as I have loved you, follow these 2 rules and ALL other matters will take care of themseves." that is a rough translation, but it seems Jesus is saying if I follow those 2 rules, everything works out in the end.
A million are not dead. That's an inflation of reality. The report that famously said a million had died was debunked years ago, and constantly, repeatedly - and nobody listens because 'a million' fits the anti-war narrative. Whatever your stance on the Iraq War, let's not fudge the numbers to meet our own ends - let's stand for truth if we stand together for nothing else.
thats what you hope. 2 million dead in 20 years. we want justice. give iraq your leaders, former and present, or be prepared to be considered complicit.
@nem700 Again you seem to totally distort what I've said. It's not a case of hope, the ORB poll was debunked as tripe.. Don't presume on my contention with the stats what my agenda may be, I'll tell you what it is again: the preservation of truth. A mayan-styled ritual sacrifice of it goes on, on both sides, does it not?
it makes me so happy that america and britain have been beaten yes BEATEN or as they say...pulled out....
judopathoftruth 3 weeks ago
The chaos and violent "made" it impossible to keep record count. Well then stop being chaotic and violent.
People made the chaos and violence, it did not make itself.
Anothercoilgun 1 month ago
how can anyone speak on the behalf of the USA. the death and destruction they leave behind not to mention how they trat their own citizens. this ia a corrupt enity
11lelue11 1 month ago
The very fact that there are no statistics is a wrong-doing...
I am a friend of America and deeply regret how easily they played away their moral integrity... Nothing, absolutely nothing in Christian faith justifies dropping bombs on uninvolved people's houses.
This entire war was an act or barbarity.
nevernohijab 1 month ago
0:24 .... Aljazeera ! victim's MOTHER ?
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Fuck Americunts skums of the earth stay on ur side of the globe fucking pigs.
countypolk863 1 month ago
i wonder if iraq will fight for their freedom or give it up
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They're not white, automatically the U.S. would disregard them.
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I felt so powerless as an Australian citzen wanting to stop this invasion. It was obvious that Bush, Blair, and Howard were lying to their voters. What could we do but take to the streets and wear black armbands? Record numbers protested but were ignored. The tyranny of the thoughtless hordes who vote in & support such politicians.
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ShiyinCsris 1 month ago
on behalf of the american people.....please forgive us...but u dont' have to forgive our government...kill em all for all i care
Kisstory07 1 month ago
Organized international Jewry must be eradicated.
AllianceOfJerkOffs 1 month ago
Stay strong Iraq, you have suffered much more than its bearable in the hands of dictators and foreign military occupation.
GrimmjowProduction 1 month ago
FUCK MY COUNTRY
IntuitiveMediums 1 month ago
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how would yanks like it .. if someone else came and did this to them.. lets say China for example..
DarkprinX2500 1 month ago
i love how American's insist that they are freedom bringers .. oh democracy .. oh freedom.. but everywhere they land they bring death and destruction ..
DarkprinX2500 1 month ago
EU,UN, NATO, IMF , USA, the ones that are the real terrorist
husnainanwaar1992 1 month ago 2
EU,UN, NATO, IMF , USA, the ones that? courses humanitarian disasters in the world.
unreal672003 1 month ago
Dear United States,
Here are your heroes.
lamborger 1 month ago
Alot of Iraqis just watched as people put bombs in their streets, so I really don't care about the Iraq human cost.
Kardiatheon 1 month ago
@Kardiatheon A lot of Americans just watched as terrorists flew a plane into the WTC. So I don't really care about the American human cost. See what I did there you fucking retard?
TheMutification 1 month ago
Most of them were certainly not killed by U.S. troops, but by Iraqi terrorists.
I agree that it was an awful blunder to bring the Shi'ites into power, and the U.S. is to blame for it; but still, the main reason behind the killings -- religious factions -- is home-made!
schlagerhansi 1 month ago
@schlagerhansi funny..the country is in caos..but business has never been better...oil is being pumped out like never before..so your saying its iraq's fault that the country is in caos?? you dont think the same thing wouldnt happen if usa was in caos due to war?? have you forgotten hurricane katrina and what people became in times of crisis?? saddam is a product of the usa not of iraq..he served them well as a dictator..just like gaddafi and the taliban..
scatteredmunky 1 month ago
@scatteredmunky
Now you're being funny. Saddam was certainly not a product of the U.S. They supported him against the Iran when the Iran waged an undeclared war against the U.S., that's only natural. The same is true for the taliban: The U.S. supported them against the USSR, but they didn't make them. And the U.S. certainly didn't make Gaddafi, though they should have deposed him in 1969. But then again, everybody would have cried...
schlagerhansi 1 month ago
I feel bad for those people and for having to grow up powerless to stop bastards like Bush and Obama here in the country that is no longer the land of the free and never really was. The Iraq people didnt deserve this. neither did the people of Guatemala, Panama, etc
fuccderek 1 month ago
Yes this is what the US been doing to the poor people. I have some good friends in the Army and i heard what was the order when they invaded the Iraq. The targets was all man from 10 years old and up . Shame! America don't Bless this killers ! I hear all the time on Radio and stickers on the cars says God Bless our troops , NO, how can you bless a killer ? How can some one bless some one that takes away God given life ? EVIL ! America turn to EVIL empire !
fulcrumize 1 month ago
I feel sad for the family, I really do. But the son was probably an insurgent.
mathematics64 1 month ago
@mathematics64 he prob wasnt. the army kills innocents all the time. i know people in the army that have told me this. its just like Nam'.
fuccderek 1 month ago
@fuccderek I find it very hard to believe he would just be shot for the fun of it. If he was then of course that's criminal, but I don't think U.S soldiers in general are like that, they're not just gonna shoot someone without cause. Probability is that he was an insurgent imo.
mathematics64 1 month ago
@mathematics64 really? are you that stupid? do you know anything about US war history. In all wars post WWII civilians have been fair game and unless the media mentions your name its all good. your lack of perspective is laughable but also very disturbing considering there are millions of Americans in the dark as deeply as you are.
fuccderek 1 month ago
@fuccderek well even in WWII civs were fair game. Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Zooligable 1 month ago
@Zooligable very true those bombs killed mostly civilians my bad
fuccderek 1 month ago
@mathematics64 go look up American troops throw a puppy off a cliff. And then say that.
Zooligable 1 month ago
@mathematics64
their son was "probably an insurgent" because the US troops shot him? Would he have been a probable insurgent if he';d been blown up by a suicide bomber in a marketplace?
Misterphooey 1 month ago
Hopefully such aggression will never happen again but as long as there are war mongers that still inhabit our government such acts will ever stop.
GeneralBulldog54 1 month ago
@GeneralBulldog54 very true now they want war with Iran. the gov wants to rule the world with an iron fist like Napoleon Bonaparte (who was a US ally btw)
fuccderek 1 month ago
@fuccderek no he was a trading partner.
Zooligable 1 month ago
All politicians have a place ... "THE FIREY LAKE" WHERE THE WORM NEVER DIES!
Thank you God for being a "JUST" God.
godaddict 1 month ago
Watching videos like this makes me wonder...if what goes around actually comes back around again then who's to say that we Americans won't one day become collateral damage because of the unjustified wars that the U.S continue to wage on other countries. SMH!
MzSiddiqui 1 month ago
Did any of you notice that Al-Jazeera called this father "victim's mother"...looooooool...What is this old man now, a transvestite?...smh
TheUsuallSuspect 1 month ago
Thankfully, Canada saw past the Bush administration's manipulation and refused to go to war in Iraq. Those who voted for George Bush the second time, let alone the first, should do the right thing and never vote again. The administration ruined your country's economy, political system, image, and status as a world leader; traits that will take decades to recover.
SpoonHysteria 1 month ago
@SpoonHysteria I am sure that if the current government of Canada had been in power Canadian troops would have been in Iraq.
Delta4ms 1 month ago
@Delta4ms actually, Canadian officers have served in Iraq through a program that allows members of the officer corps to rotate through American units serving in theatre.
111Sylvester 1 month ago
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SpoonHysteria 1 month ago
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@Delta4msd That is pure speculation, but it's not something I doubt entirely. There were 100,000 people in Montreal alone protesting the War in Iraq and I doubt the Conservatives would part with that kind of support. I wouldn't underestimate the Harper government's respect for the international process, such as a UN Mandate, a mandate the US never received for Iraq from the UN. With that being said, Harper's Conservatives have proved they cave to Israeli and US pressure very easily...
SpoonHysteria 1 month ago
I believe it was much more than a million..
BullyCopThreatenedM1 1 month ago
We need Ron Paul, he's the only candidate that will end this nonsense.
mattsnow81 1 month ago
Compare this to the time of Saddam. People never know what is good for them, some celeberated after the fall of Saddam .... and now this :(( I don't think there is ever going to be a justification for this war !
naanaxey 1 month ago
This is perfect for IRAN to come in as the liberators. GREAT JOB BUSHY.
How the hell are we going to convince these people to love america. They hate americans and they would be happy if we suffered like them. This is happening all over the world this is why its very dangerous to travel
supermike2164 1 month ago
we are not to blame our government is a lot of american were and still are against the war.
emelyn18 1 month ago
0:22 Shaker Qais "VICTIM'S MOTHER"
EWWWWW
ahmed337799 1 month ago
Fuck the US
reptiles99 1 month ago 2
@reptiles99 i agree... am ashamed of this government. God will deal with them...you can believe that.
godaddict 1 month ago
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@reptiles99 i agree... am ashamed of this government. God will deal with them...you can believe that.
godaddict 1 month ago
Like I said these people have a medieval mentality!
carl137 1 month ago
@carl137 which people?
lianghaochen 1 month ago
USA was creating terrorism, some of their victim now SEEKING FOR VENGEANCE, don't shocked if there's a bomb blast in US mainland.
declaration963 1 month ago
@declaration963
Ok, would you approve of such a bomb blast then, if it happened? Just askin'.
MardasMan 1 month ago
@MardasMan of course not, since i'm always denied violence in all cost.
declaration963 1 month ago
1) Cost to USA engaging overseas "wars" (budgeted plus "special" bills) approx TEN TRILLION DOLLARS in the last decade.
2) Cost to set up "Obamacare - $300Bn - rejected as too expensive".
3) As the CIA & FBI have stated - US foreign policy is actually INCREASING the risk of harm to US civilians, and it is making the US LESS safe.
4) Who are the beneficiaries ? US politicians with companies like Halliburton - the #1 recipients of the "foreign aid".
Enough said ?
AetheismRules 1 month ago
The UN (under Hans Blix) said "no WMD" but GWB ignored the UN and invaded anyway because "god" told him to. As a result 800,000 innocent civilians died (independent estimate).
I dont see the difference between Bush's USA and any other terrorist nation.
AetheismRules 1 month ago
Two Million in Vietnam and hundreds of thousands in Iraq, innocent civilians Killed and now theirs talk of attacking Iran,may have to borrow another Trillion from China.
Everettel 1 month ago
The REAL AMERICAN citizens do not want this war....never did..we do not represent the American Government.and their actions....your lose is our lose..NO MORE WAR...
11lelue11 1 month ago
@11lelue11 hey, you guys got bush in power, owe up to it.
lianghaochen 1 month ago
man thats fucked up.
ibrahim2431 1 month ago
The people must forgive and be patient. No matter how many soldiers hearts are burned it will not bring slain family members back. It will cause more hatred among people.
cjewelz 1 month ago
@cjewelz Justice needs to be served before the rest of your statement becomes relevant.
bilfo71 1 month ago
@bilfo71 People have lived and died for millennia without attaining justice. What makes you think it's going to be served in these times of hardcore? Not all justice is served in the courts of law. Believe that.
cjewelz 1 month ago
This video should mention that the vast majority of Iraqi casualties were caused by suicide bombings and death squads. The vast majority. Yes, the US et al should not have invaded, they opened Pandora's box. This video makes it sound like the Americans killed all of these people, which is false.
Grayzz1 1 month ago
@Grayzz1
Why should this video should mention what everybody know´s already
We knew that it wuld be a civilwars, suicide bombings before US illegally invaded.
Why waste time on the obious?
It´s amazing that there´s always so many American complaining on NON US news
MissMelodia4U 1 month ago
F:\Film\Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace (ENG)
NewGuyCommentary 1 month ago
No clear objective in Iraq, there was no control within the American military they could have raided an house where there was no gun fire coming from and use tactics in knowing answers from civilian men they would use chocking, water boarding and suspect and shoot them. More American Military commuted suicide than the people that died in combat from the Taliban because they are disgusted in what they see. Only a few American Military speak out of this and condemn it they are true men.
ahmirasad007 1 month ago in playlist More videos from AlJazeeraEnglish
CNN don't ever show us this in America. They don't allow AlJazeera here to keep the American people ignorant of the world.
drsugarcane 1 month ago
Don't blame America, blame the soldier. A human mind is going through alot of things in war, please bare in mind that we are not all strong minded. These people lived under a religion which made women bare cloth on their head, to be classed as the lesser person of a man.
NewGuyCommentary 1 month ago
@NewGuyCommentary Actually women cover up to be modest, and to hide their beauty what God has given to them. Why don't nobody say this to Christians us Muslims don't mock Nun's because they cover up and their dress is similar.
ahmirasad007 1 month ago in playlist More videos from AlJazeeraEnglish
@ahmirasad007 Don't get me wrong, i'm actually atheist or maybe i just have my own theory in religion.
I think Christians are just as bad as any other but in for example my country Denmark, religion is almost build in our country but in here we dont get killed for saying stupid things or say bad stuff to another religon. If i ever drawed muhammed with a bomb on him i would be killed most surttenly, but if i make a joke about jesus christ nothing will happen.
NewGuyCommentary 1 month ago
@ahmirasad007 I think its stupid that we here in denmark call religion christianity, it should just be called Religion so that we learn about religion not only the christian.
I have respect for every religion as long as it doesnt change my life the way i want it to be. I mean dont wanne be judged or held down by some god i have to love because he created this.
NewGuyCommentary 1 month ago
Well if the insurgents wernt such dicks and and learned to adapt to religous tolerence then well maybe there woudnt be alot of dead civivs
cofa74 1 month ago
the UN should sanction US...
I hope that the people involve in this crime cannot sleep peacefully and they should suffer until they die...
MsDew101 1 month ago
ask them if there is more terror there before or after the americans came? After i assure you in 10 years they have done nothing but let the country erode to the point where infrastructure must be rebuilt instead of just repaired.
America the greatest terrorist the world has ever seen. 10 years and hundreds of thousands of dead civilian in a constant state of Terror all under the watch full eye of the fascist youth of america.
Even US citizens are more terrorized now more than before!
geebus80 1 month ago
@89Czeko Ignore half the world? The U.S. had 40 nations in its coalition into Iraq, more than double the number in Libya. The reason the UN didn't approve anything was because France, Germany, and Russia all had oil interests in Iraq. Plus, everyone in the world knew that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous man bent on getting weapons.
98nafets 1 month ago
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hejdiklump 1 month ago
Shaker isn't a mother, he's a father.
LeifBenedict 1 month ago
the most stupid question i hear it from the Americans is ( why the world hate us !) ..
GhostHawk76 1 month ago 2
LOOK AT THOSE POOR PEOPLE.........SHAME ON YOU AMERICAN DEADLY WAR MACHINE,,,,YOUR FAKE GLORY DAYS HAVE COME TO AN END
hejdiklump 1 month ago
OMG ! ! ! This is soooooo BIASED because it's not my opinion!
SuperUncleruckus 1 month ago 3
The US should be charged for crime against humanity
ISuperLoveMovies 1 month ago
fucking iraqi kill kurds and shia muskims
44Malatya44serkan 1 month ago
OMG ! ! ! The Pro-American bias here is terrible. AJE is soooooo BIASED. For all the conspiracy theory nut jobs that believe AJE is is a puppet of the west... here is your proof that AJE is not nearly as biased as you want to believe.
scorpiooooooh 1 month ago
@scorpiooooooh and the truth will set them free, and it just piss's you off doesn't it?
jamesappleridge 1 month ago
@jamesappleridge Very little pisses me off. I've said all along that AJE was not pro-american. but when reports come that are not anti-american all the fruitcakes come out of the woodwork. If anyone were to be pissed off, it is the fruitcakes.
scorpiooooooh 1 month ago
@scorpiooooooh Funny you should use the with Pro and Anti these terms where associated with 2 important events in human history the raise of Stalin and Hitler. Much can be said about these of rhetoric words but they do have one thing in common they are prevalent in totalitarian societies.
The yanks are just idiots they attack a defenseless countries like Afghanistan and Iraq and expect everyone to awe at there military might ROFL
bilfo71 1 month ago
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@james I know that passage. I've studied the Bible. But if you know the New Testament well, and it seems you do, you'll have to agree Christ's first followers didn't limit themselves to those two commandments. They were concerned with how to organize the Church, and in so doing, they proposed rules that went beyond from those you cite. Demanding female submission to their husbands and limiting their participation in the Church were two such rules.
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
The WMD were actually in United States.
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kopellhinex 1 month ago
@kopellhinex NO
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kopellhinex 1 month ago
0:40 ->> so much grief and anguish --its a shame just how cheap human life has become.
lightonphiri 1 month ago
I may be American, but our government is fucked up. Our government and our military are the terrorists!
XBLChubbySkunk 1 month ago 2
If you want one americans view, By Events i was born in america, so im american, But i was also born on the planet with other people, birds, fish and other animals. We are all one. To play Whos to blame, lets blame ourselves for letting others run off in our name. Those meen just seem to play using the intention of others.... Maybe they should all be jaild for the rest of their lives and shown as public tools of decent and murder. Soldier has many names, one is murder. Even a hero can be one.
frankscola 1 month ago
I opposed this war before it even began, and I'm American.
jaydubyuel 1 month ago 17
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Ghassanbh 1 month ago
@89Czeko Don't presume on my contention with the stats what my agenda may be, I'll tell you what it is again: the preservation of truth. A mayan-styled ritual sacrifice of truth goes on, on both sides, does it not?
EllyMcCormack 1 month ago
Can someone please tell me what can be done to help the people of the world? I am tired of helplessly watching as many people suffer and perish.
nyambush11 1 month ago
@nyambush11 I ask myself that as well. I'm certain that one way is to make donations to the Red Cross. Problem is, it's impossible to help everyone, but you can help some.
jaydubyuel 1 month ago
@nyambush11 You could always join a religion where soothing thoughts are offered. You would dull the edge of the concern you're now showing, but at least you'd get to pray for those suffering (literally, the least you could do). Alternatively, you could channel some of your humanistic feelings onto direct action, become more involved in the political process, joining or supporting groups that foster human solidarity. Even simply writing your thoughts here is doing something.
TimothyStuartRiches 1 month ago
the truth hurts
339194 1 month ago
Come to think of it, Iraq is "better off" under Saddam. Even if he killed millions of Shias and Kurds, at least he can hide it from the rest of the world (censorship). If America does the killing, the world will know instantly. As long an Arab leader does it (like that of Sudan's Bashir), its all o.k.
rhr1988 1 month ago
Jesus have merch on his son died and their family and may give all of them eternal life. in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost amen.
polychronio 1 month ago
@polychronio You're asking Catholic Jesus to intercede on behalf of Muslims killed by Christians? So the old saying is correct then... kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out?
TimothyStuartRiches 1 month ago
@89Czeko i read your book, spread your lies elswhere. and don't tell me about Canada i live here, my city is over run with peaceful Islams, I got to see my peaceful town become the murder capital of Canada, thanks alot. Canadians are also a pack of hypocrites anyway, you are destroying the planet with your oil sand, you are bigger gorbs than the americans ever dreamed, and we constantly get fleeced in shopping, because we would rather make fun of americans than shop like normal folks.
jamesappleridge 1 month ago
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@98nafets When the US was preparing the invasion of Iraq, the argument was that Hussein was producing WMDs. Only after no such weapons were found in Iraq, did the democracy-promotion claptrap begin being mentioned. So drop the crap. And if you cared so much about oppression of the Iraqis, you wouldn't have starved them with sanctions that then US secretary of state Madeleine Albright described as 'necessary'.
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago 3
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You don't know the numbers but you say"millionS"(plural ) in the headline when the video says from 100 000 to aver a million. Also keep in mind that most of these people were not all killed by US soldiers but by Islamists .
I m certainly not supporting the US invasion of this country but a bit of accuracy can help.
Snutih 1 month ago
America Is the biggest Terrorist in the world.
ByChoiceMuslim 1 month ago 22
@ByChoiceMuslim Not America, The DoD(Department of Defense)
AccessDenied55 1 month ago
@ByChoiceMuslim This wasn't "America". It was the corporate/government/banking cartels in our country. They have taken over our government and go to war without asking the people as they are supposed to do. One day we will take our country back and run it as the founders intended. At that time all the current politicians will be charged with treason and will go before the courts to be judged for their crimes.
tomperanteau 1 month ago
@tomperanteau yes that is what i meant
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kopellhinex 1 month ago
Why haven't Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and all the others been charged and put on trial for War Crimes? Others have been executed for lesser crimes. Where is Justice?
SuperGodless666 1 month ago 36
@SuperGodless666 I'm with you 100% on that one.
TheBloodySinner 1 month ago
@SuperGodless666 There will never be any justice until we evict the vermin from Washington and take our government back.
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kopellhinex 1 month ago
Anyone who still believes in the "War on(of) Terror" in 2012...ignorance is an understatement.
greenrage247 1 month ago 4
like is this supposed to be news ? people get killed when there's a fucking war don't you know ?
paranorma1palace 1 month ago
@89Czeko I agree that there is oppression going on in China and North Korea. What's your point? Because we can't stop all of the evil in the world we should try to stop any?
And I agree the Saudi Arabian dictatorship is getting support from the U.S. But that dictator is not oppressing his people on any level comparable to Saddam Hussein. Foreign policy has to be pragmatic, and with most Muslim nations, it comes down to picking the lesser of 2 evils.
98nafets 1 month ago
@98nafets Why do you mention Sadam Hussein? The reason why your dimwit leader Bush and co went into the war was because of the socalled weapons mass destruction. Not because he was oppresing his people. Remember that president Reagan once supported him financially and gave him biological weapons, which he then used on the Iranians. Don´t you even know anything about your own history?
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RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
@RafaelFernandeSantos So how would you have stopped Iraq without sanctions? Everyone already knew what Hussein was capable of and was trying to do. The wikileak documents showed that Hussein had stopped continuing his program because the sanctions made it to expensive for him to do so.
98nafets 1 month ago
@98 So you've already dropped the democracy, anti-oppression crap and started talking about WMDs? What, isn't oppression bad? Or is it good when it serves US interests? There was no proof Iraq was actively pursuing WMDs the just before the invasion of Iraq, though projects existed before the Gulf War. And even if he was pursuing such weapons, the invasion of Iraq, as all pre-emptive wars, was immoral. Pre-emptive wars, if justified, can very well result in international chaos.
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
@RafaelFernandeSantos "So you've already dropped the democracy, anti-oppression crap and started talking about WMDs?"
No I haven't, you brought him up and I addressed it but it looks like you've removed that comment for some reason.
98nafets 1 month ago
@98nafets Yes, you have. First you say the Iraq invasion was necessary to put an end to Hussein's oppression against Iraqi citizens, but as soon as you're reminded of the oppression, pain and misery caused by the US-proposed sanctions, you say such sanctions were necessary - you don't even discuss their effects on the Iraqi people.
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
@RafaelFernandeSantos Sanctions on Iraqi's were not nearly as oppressive as anything Saddam Hussein did. Hussein made sure he and his army was always well fed. And, I know this might be hard to believe, but there can be more than one reason to go to war.
98nafets 1 month ago
@98 You're talking out of your ass. You have no idea how oppressive SH's rule was or how US sanctions affected life standards in Iraq. Most Iraqis will tell their country's political situation - social polarization, political deaths - has worsened after the invasion, and you have no right to tell them, people who LIVE Iraq's reality, they're wrong just b/c that goes counter to your jingoistic beliefs.
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
@RafaelFernandeSantos It has worsened because Muslim terrorists have come in and attacked them. The U.S. has invested billions to help that country. Just as Al Jazeera can find someone in Iraq who was a victim of U.S. attacks, there are other people in that country who are grateful to the U.S. for getting rid of Saddam Hussein and his oppression.
98nafets 1 month ago
@98 Doesn't matter. During SH's secular leadership, religious terrorists didn't swarm the country. Those terrorists were produced b/c the balance of forces prevalent in the country was destroyed by the US-led invasion. BTW, I have references, which I can show you, saying that deaths caused by US sanctions have been variously estimated as ranging from 150,000 to 1.5 million, and effected mainly child death rates. Prove me how Hussein's rule was worse, death-wise, than those sanctions.
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
"he murdered as many as a million of his people, many with poison gas. He tortured, maimed and imprisoned countless more. His unprovoked invasion of Iran is estimated to have left another million people dead. His seizure of Kuwait threw the Middle East into crisis. More insidious, arguably, was the psychological damage he inflicted on his own land. Hussein created a nation of informants — friends on friends...making an entire population complicit in his rule." -The NY Times
98nafets 1 month ago
@98 I'm acquainted with that quote. It proceeds to recount the deaths caused by his invasion of Iran: an invasion the US supported. And poison attacks against Iraqi Kurds happened largely before the Gulf War - when Hussein was widely known to be a damn US ally. So much for the US being worried about Iraqis' welfare. First the US became an ally to Hussein, even though he was already known as a tyrant, and after the friendship broke, it proceeded to impose sanctions on their children.
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
@RafaelFernandeSantos I do believe the U.S. made a big mistake when they took the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" philosophy in the middle east. But that mistake shouldn't mean that nothing should be done now. Saddam Hussein's actions directly led to the sanctions, and if he had complied with the UN, they would have been lifted. How would you have handled the situation? Would you have preferred an earlier invasion?
98nafets 1 month ago
@98 Sanctions were first imposed on Iraq just after it invaded Kuwait - actions against an oil-rich US ally - not brutality toward Kurds - were behind the sanctions. Had the US been interested in curbing Hussein's tyrany, it'd not have made him an ally, it'd not have supported his invasion of Iran, and it'd not have imposed sanctions that produced a terrible effect on innocent Iraqis. And if you really cared about obedience to the UN, you wouldn't support the Iraq War. The hypocrisy!
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
@RafaelFernandeSantos Did you not read my post? I said the U.S. was wrong in having a foreign policy where it was picking the lesser of 2 evils. And as I've said before, not protecting people before is not an argument for not protecting them now. I also mentioned how the UN didn't do anything because France and Russia had oil interests in Iraq.
98nafets 1 month ago
If you haven't watched Dahlia Wasfi's lectures please do.
watch?v=iGUTIRZ5k9o
greenrage247 1 month ago
Why waif until now for this kind of reports ?
chapin0I1502 1 month ago
When will earthlings (aka "homo-sapien" decendants of hominids) finally realize all from Earth are connected threw Earth? Kind of seem these alien worshiping religions are allowing and assisting in the destruction of the best working planet this side of the milky way....
phackqu 1 month ago
Where are the "ALJAZEERA IS PROPAGANDA!" comments? Fucking ignorant youtubers.
Alpinex105 1 month ago 3
Your Welcome!
*Sarcasm*
J5MARLON 1 month ago
Truth be told USA and Israel are the biggest threat to peace in the world. Always seeking death and destruction in the name of capitalism, oil and Israel. The world should throw all the politicians and lobbyists responsible into guantanamo bay and let them rot.
DiabloTheGames 1 month ago
@DiabloTheGames Lol weak troll man...
masluxx 1 month ago
@masluxx The truth always hurt.
DiabloTheGames 1 month ago
the old hag praying for murder on people, the religion of peace at it's finest. How come every report from the Islam countries is full of dirty old buildings, snagged tooth hags, and filth? And don't call me names, i can only go by what i see, is there even 1 place in all of Islam that doesn't look like a scene from the dark ages?
jamesappleridge 1 month ago
@jamesappleridge Unfortunately all she can do is pray but the Americans really go and kill innocent civilians for fun. Those nations were once the richest and most advanced in the world, but centuries of exploitation by the west has destroyed them.
srikiraju 1 month ago
@srikiraju bullshit, it is centuries of following mullahs blindly and not reading their holy book for themself. I have been spending time reading the Quran, not taking anyones word for what it says, basically it goes like this "repetative verses "god is great and good, all knowing and peaceful" interjected with hate speech verses jews, christains, women, homosexuals, hindu's ect.. If you are an Islam and you have not even read your book and follow blindly, shame on you.
jamesappleridge 1 month ago
@jamesappleridge look at India though. 150m+ Muslims and literally 99% are great, normal citizens. Ofcourse it opens a gash when Pakistan wants to send over terrorists, but I'm still appalled at the amount of Muslims who stayed out of terrorist affairs, because they themselves know it's wrong.
SuperUncleruckus 1 month ago 3
@SuperUncleruckus i agree, and in all honesty i really am and continue to read the Quran, it is not my intention to just crap on a believe, i must know. I see a book full of truths and common sence, mixed with confusion and down right hatred. At this point in time (i feel you should read a book a few times to truly know it) i think Muslim and Islam are 2 different things, a Muslim loves and respcts God, but an Islam is in a Holy war with non Islams, and this is not right.
jamesappleridge 1 month ago
@jamesappleridge there's an obvious connection like you pointed. Both are of the same sort but one has a different definition than the other. That's my conclusion as well. My Solution? Let the Muslim's discover their own religion for themselves. Best way to prevent further incidents like we see today is to have them learn themselves then pass it on to their kids. This is the proper way, BUT it won't happen lol. We need to implement some kind of protection to their intellectual agencies.
SuperUncleruckus 1 month ago
@jamesappleridge
Are you reading it in English? If so you need to do more research. Reading the Quran in English alone is not going to get you a good knowledge of Islam.
Kooshkff 1 month ago
@james The Bible is no more of a pacifist book than is the Quran. I've read a 80% of a translation of the Quran, and I find it no worse than the Bible. Stoning homosexuals? It's on the Old Testament. So is persecuting and killing members of other religions (pagans, the uncircumcised peoples). Preaching female submission and shutting women up in the Church: that's on the New Testament.
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
@RafaelFernandeSantos the "Bible" is suppose to be an accounting of "history". Jesus the main person in the New Testament came to earth to remove all these rules like stoning, cutting off of hands ect.. and Gave a new set of Rules, and that is to love one another and be kind to each other. According to the Bible and Quran, God saves who he likes anyway, and there is nothing man can do to change that. Peace be with you.
jamesappleridge 1 month ago
@james There are still commandments on the New Testament apart from loving one another. I can point to where in the book St. Paul commands that there should be no woman in a position of authority over men, that women should be led by their husbands, that any religious education women receive should be given by their husbands and that they should shut up when they're in Church. The Bible promotes female submission in a way that, IMO, isn't distinguishable from the Quran's.
RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
@RafaelFernandeSantos and they ask him, Lord what is the greatest of the commandments and he said "I say unto you Love God with all your heart, mind, and soul for this is the greatest commandment, but the 2nd is like unto the 1st and that is to love your neighbor as I have loved you, follow these 2 rules and ALL other matters will take care of themseves." that is a rough translation, but it seems Jesus is saying if I follow those 2 rules, everything works out in the end.
jamesappleridge 1 month ago
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RafaelFernandeSantos 1 month ago
WOW...for once I'm not the only one who knows most of the casualties were muslim on muslim...shia on sunni...gimme a break luckydude...
TheDayApproaches 1 month ago
A million are not dead. That's an inflation of reality. The report that famously said a million had died was debunked years ago, and constantly, repeatedly - and nobody listens because 'a million' fits the anti-war narrative. Whatever your stance on the Iraq War, let's not fudge the numbers to meet our own ends - let's stand for truth if we stand together for nothing else.
EllyMcCormack 1 month ago
@EllyMcCormack
thats what you hope. 2 million dead in 20 years. we want justice. give iraq your leaders, former and present, or be prepared to be considered complicit.
nem700 1 month ago
@nem700 Again you seem to totally distort what I've said. It's not a case of hope, the ORB poll was debunked as tripe.. Don't presume on my contention with the stats what my agenda may be, I'll tell you what it is again: the preservation of truth. A mayan-styled ritual sacrifice of it goes on, on both sides, does it not?
EllyMcCormack 1 month ago