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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (376209)	4/4/2008 12:26:21 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575421

>> While you can argue that the Iraq war made the situation worse That argument is made -- but I believe it is specious. Everyone agreed that the death toll in Iraq under Saddam was sizable. While it is clear that there have been many civilian deaths since the war began, the number that the Left has tossed around (650,000) is absurd and nobody who understands the subject believes that. It may be true that 100,000 have died, even more, but the numbers are small compared with deaths under Saddam's regime -- at the 5,000/month rate that has been given, the killings would clearly have continued into perpetuity, and Saddam's sons would almost certainly have made the situation worse. Not to frame it as some kind of humanitarian issue, of course -- there is no doubt that our presence in Iraq was necessary in a strategic sense. But the humanitarian issue was compelling as well, and clearly, the US has done a good thing for the people of Iraq. I think once it is over, and it will be at some point, you won't be finding Iraqis who would prefer to return to the Saddam days.