He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his
enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes
a precedent that will reach to himself.
–Thomas Paine
Hat tip: Armies of Liberation
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his
enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes
a precedent that will reach to himself.
–Thomas Paine
Hat tip: Armies of Liberation
Gee, someone should have quoted this to the Kurds. After 1975 the Kurds split into two different factions, both of which over the eyars since then asked Hussein to intervene on their behalf against the other Kurdish faction. Hussein responded by sending in troops to quell the unrest killing Kurds in the process in 1992 but apparently at other times as well. Hussein did not only respond to one side of the ongoing conflict but intervened on behalf of both sides at different times over the last three decades.
Yeah, he intervened alright. Nothing like a little chemical weapon to quell a “disturbance”. I will never forget the photos of the “rebellious” kurds: men, women, children, and babies, laying dead in the street. Killed where they stood by Saddam’s poison.
Actually the chemical gassing you are referring to happened in Hallabaj in 1988. No gassing in 1992.
Seems like I remember reading somewhere in American history about rebels in the south getting put down by a fellow called Abraham.I imagine as far as Saddam was concerned those Kurds were just a bunch of damn rebels. AMEN
Gas or bullets. Dead is dead. You know what, I am just going to celebrate today. You can relive the past if you want, I am going to dwell in the future and all the possibilities it holds.
Those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
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