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Originally posted by Dragonlich
Oh, and Smooth... if the TFP hadn't crashed, you might have read my rant about how I don't give a rat's arse about both the Iraqis and the US soldiers; I'm Dutch, after all, and both countries are far away. I care about my friends and family, not about some idiot in Iraq that thinks he can ignore warnings about nuclear waste... Let me ask you this: would YOU use containers with nuclear waste to store water??? No, of course you wouldn't! That is *personal responsibility*, something the Iraqis should try for a change.
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Of course I wouldn't as long as I knew how to read the warning signs. Of course that doesn't apply to people who don't know how to read or haven't been taught the meaning of a nuclear waste sign--one of the human rights abuses of Saddam was that he kept women and children from being educated (or at least only educated according to his mandate), correct?
Besides, the article isn't clear but it appears that soldiers may have _removed_ or at least tampered with the UN signs.
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According to the Associated Press, a U.N. expert familiar with nuclear inspections said the Marines made matters worse by apparently breaking U.N. seals designed to ensure that the materials did not end up in wrong hands or be diverted for weapons use.
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I realize the soldiers are doing a lot. Unfortunately, when things like this, bomb demolition mishaps, and relic looting come to light the typical response has been, "That's not our fault, the Iraqi people need to take responsiblity." This attitude conflicts (at least appears to) with our stated motive of being in Iraq for the betterment of the Iraqi people.
I'm not _blaming_ the soldiers for this--I'm questioning the attitude in the typical response. The title actually derives from the lenghty current discussion regarding or responsibilities concerning the relic looting. So far, when things have gone good we take credit yet when mistakes happen we blameshift--I don't think that's appropriate. It might surprise you that more than one group of people can take responsibility for a mishap
. (e.g. _whoever_ was to blame is irrelevant, it's time to get our asses in gear to clean up the mess and ensure a similar problem doesn't arise elsewhere--hopefully this won't turn into a vietnam-agent orange/land mine episode where birth deformities and deaths still occur yet our government denies responsibility and aid to the people).