Riverbend on the Saddam verdict.....

once again the Iraqi people are used....and i think it is sooo important to remember we have been using the Iraqi people for a long time .....these are the same people(rumsfeld) who in 1983 were shaking hands with our guy saddam. this was one year after the crimes he is now convicted of committing in 1982........

........It’s not about the man- presidents come and go, governments come and go.
It’s the frustration of feeling like the whole country and every single Iraqi
inside and outside of Iraq is at the mercy of American politics. It is the rage
of feeling like a mere chess piece to be moved back and forth at will. It is the
aggravation of having a government so blind and uncaring about their peoples
needs that they don’t even feel like it’s necessary to go through the motions or
put up an act. And it's the deaths. The thousands of dead and dying, with Bush
sitting there smirking and lying about progress and winning in a country where
every single Iraqi outside of the Green Zone is losing.
Once again… The
timing of all of this is impeccable- two days before congressional elections.
And if you don’t see it, then I’m sorry, you’re stupid. Let’s see how many times
Bush milks this as a ‘success’ in his coming speeches.
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