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Originally posted by Liquor Dealer
If I am not totally misinformed one does not become an 'occupying power' until victory has been declared. It is my understanding that this has not happened yet and most definitely had not been declared at the time of this action.
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Interesting that you would latch onto that as an excuse...that was the reasoning behind Bush declaring the "conflict won" yet "the war is not over." Of course, that was my point.
At what point in time does our government (and the people supporting this action) begin to take _some_ responsibility. Oh, you can continue to claim "we can't do _everything_" yet it's becoming obvious that our troops should be doing _something_. But hey, let me appeal to something you might give a shit about--the spread of nuclear waste doesn't just affect the stupid, irrational Iraqi people who are using the barrels to hold food and water, it also adversely affects the health of our troops.
That's right, even you agree there are some 30,000 humans that are _deserving_ of your attention--even if you couldn't care less about the Iraqis (which seems strange given the point of the war has shifted to being for the good of the Iraqi people). But don't let hypocrasy stop you now--at least concede some concern for the troops.
edit: all "you"s after the first paragraph are directed towards "our government (and the people supporting this action)" in general -- not LD or Dragonlich. My apologies to anyone who thought they were directed towards anyone in particular -- shoulda been more clear.