With all the flack of Kerry's botched joke, people seem to have forgot the real botched joke. This should clear that up. From http://www.intoxination.net
Perhaps Kerry is a genius. His comment has brought the focus on Iraq to the front. The Republicans here on YouTube and elsewhere are taking the bait and getting their butts kicked (by the truth).
and I think those numbers are just from the CURRENT occupation. Not the first one (when we should have taken Saddam out) or the years of malnourishment, starvation, and lack of medical supplies and facilities by the US sponsored food for oil program. I fucking hate Bush.
Saddam committed his worst crimes against the kurds in '83, with the full financial and military support of the US. The US and GB killed over 100,000 civilians from sanctions imposed on Iraq from '91-'03. The US bombing campaign and military occupation from '03 to the present has killed over 650,000 Iraqi civilians. I don't blame Bush though, he's just a puppet, like Kerry. Kerry isn't surrounded by neo-cons who invade weak nations though.
"how many people in IRAQ were murdered by Saddam Hussein?"
Best estimate by human rights groups: 300,000 over 30 years. During which time he was kept in power and given WMD by the United States. Remember the Reagan response to Hallabja? How many are estimated to have died in our invasion and occupation: 655,000.
Do you really believe we invaded because Saddam was a murderer? BTW, that was a long time ago, and we did nothing then. Many more have died as a result of our bombings than would otherwise have died. Many more will continue to die in the civil war we created.
nice try
i8thelastcookie 5 years ago
Perhaps Kerry is a genius. His comment has brought the focus on Iraq to the front. The Republicans here on YouTube and elsewhere are taking the bait and getting their butts kicked (by the truth).
ottabox 5 years ago
and I think those numbers are just from the CURRENT occupation. Not the first one (when we should have taken Saddam out) or the years of malnourishment, starvation, and lack of medical supplies and facilities by the US sponsored food for oil program. I fucking hate Bush.
ervinmalicious 5 years ago
Hahaha, god bless you...seriously though?
ervinmalicious 5 years ago
Wow, that was perfect.
btinder711 5 years ago
Kerry apologized so lets hear it GW.
burntonion 5 years ago
Yo rcs777 - By your count Kerry says something
dumbass about troops once every 35 years.
And since he wasn't even talking about troops
this time, I guess it's down to once - ever.
filemen 5 years ago
Saddam committed his worst crimes against the kurds in '83, with the full financial and military support of the US. The US and GB killed over 100,000 civilians from sanctions imposed on Iraq from '91-'03. The US bombing campaign and military occupation from '03 to the present has killed over 650,000 Iraqi civilians. I don't blame Bush though, he's just a puppet, like Kerry. Kerry isn't surrounded by neo-cons who invade weak nations though.
drjimbo 5 years ago
"how many people in IRAQ were murdered by Saddam Hussein?"
Best estimate by human rights groups: 300,000 over 30 years. During which time he was kept in power and given WMD by the United States. Remember the Reagan response to Hallabja? How many are estimated to have died in our invasion and occupation: 655,000.
martinspringfield 5 years ago
Do you really believe we invaded because Saddam was a murderer? BTW, that was a long time ago, and we did nothing then. Many more have died as a result of our bombings than would otherwise have died. Many more will continue to die in the civil war we created.
sidiggy1 5 years ago