Re:Yale censored a student's course catalog site. I made an ...
by Aloha on Sunday January 19, 2014 @02:13PM
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Iraq pales in comparison to the deaths caused by European colonialism in Africa (or pretty much anywhere else in the world).
Beyond that - Saddam killed roughly 10 [1][2] times as many people as were killed as a direct result of the invasion of Iraq - and most of those deaths we're as a result of sectarian violence - not direct action by the US Forces.
When it comes down to it, war is messy business - regardless of the causes of it - I was opposed to the war in Iraq - I rightly predicted it would turn into my generations Vietnam - but in the end, the die is cast.
In re your first link - I wouldn't call global research a unbiased or objective source by any measure, period. [3]
In re your second link - show me a single country that guarantees the rights of its citizens when outside of the nominal borders of its country, and when those citizens are committing what would amount to acts of war against their country of citizenship.
I believe strongly in the right of free speech, and I've seen very few cases in my own country where those rights have been abridged or denuded in any way.
Beyond that - Saddam killed roughly 10 [1][2] times as many people as were killed as a direct result of the invasion of Iraq - and most of those deaths we're as a result of sectarian violence - not direct action by the US Forces.
When it comes down to it, war is messy business - regardless of the causes of it - I was opposed to the war in Iraq - I rightly predicted it would turn into my generations Vietnam - but in the end, the die is cast.
In re your first link - I wouldn't call global research a unbiased or objective source by any measure, period. [3]
In re your second link - show me a single country that guarantees the rights of its citizens when outside of the nominal borders of its country, and when those citizens are committing what would amount to acts of war against their country of citizenship.
I believe strongly in the right of free speech, and I've seen very few cases in my own country where those rights have been abridged or denuded in any way.
[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_Body_Count_project#Body_co... - [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saddam_Hussein'... - [3]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalresearch.ca