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Actually, I think the trial judgement was given before we occupied Iraq, and besides, we have frozen Iraqi assets we can disburse from. It really is quite simple: Do the right thing and give them their money. I can't believe how unAmerican these politicians are. George Bush should be the first one in line to say "give them the money".
The reason why no American GI's got compensation from Japanese torture is quite simple: Uncle Sam sold them out for Cold War politics. The Japanese literally got away with murder. It is illegal for US veterans to sue Japan which is jacked. If you were Jewish, you can sue to your hearts content the GErmans and everyone else and the Germans have a guilt complex to boot. The Japanese keep painting themselves as the victims when in fact they were worse than Hitler (Hitler actually was appalled by the atrocities the Japanese commited. They compared notes on torture).
In any case, when we wave our flag and shout slogans like "support our troops", we should do exactly that. There is no excuse. I can't believe we treat Iraqi's better than our own. It makes the right look like the left.
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