Reply #72: Whether Iraqis are happier or not is totally irreverent…

[peterh]

Saddam’s sins had nothing to do with our war on terra
He may have been guilty of genocide
He was guilty of an act of aggression on Kuwait
His aggression on Iran was funded by us, so that doesn’t really count
He didn’t win any hearts west by promising to fund the families of suicide bombers….something I wouldn’t call funding terrorists directly….sorta a slippery slope there

All in all, I haven’t seen where Saddam was actively involved in terrorist activities outside of his boarders and I have not seen or heard of any Iraqi being linked to any group that has committed a recent atrocity. I have seen a lot of other nationalities, but nary an Iraqi.

Soooo….we have the war on terra and we have the question of whether the average Iraqi is happier or not…..it’s a multi billion dollar non sequitur


And not to sound greedy, but I think those dollars could be better spend elsewhere….