Saddam's - Kill tally: Approaching two million, including between 150,000 and 340,000 Iraqis and between 450,000 and 730,000 Iranians killed during the Iran-Iraq War. An estimated 1,000 Kuwaiti nationals killed following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. No conclusive figures for the number of Iraqis killed during the Gulf War, with estimates varying from as few as 1,500 to as many as 200,000. Over 100,000 Kurds killed or "disappeared". No reliable figures for the number of Iraqi dissidents and Shi'ite Muslims killed during Hussein's reign, though estimates put the figure between 60,000 and 100,000. (Mass graves discovered following the US occupation of Iraq in 2003 suggest that the total combined figure for Kurds, Shi'ites and dissidents killed could be as high as 300,000). Approximately 500,000 Iraqi children dead because of international trade sanctions introduced following the Gulf War.
Even more heinous is the history of torture and oppression. His boasts of creating a new Stalinist State are interesting, and his goals of world dominance are quite remarkable.
Thank God there are brave young soldiers from the US and around the world willing to take a stand for justice and fight and sacrifice for a better world. It is sad that petty partison ranters like yourself are exploiting this opportunity to dance on their graves, in attempts to move some lame agenda along the political continuum. |
