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Originally posted by Griff
Who's the sidekick now?
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*grumble grumble* damned libertarian conspiracy *grumble grumble*
This reminds me of something I was watching about WW2 on the History Channel a few weeks ago: American soldiers sweeping into Germany couldn't believe that the Germans living near concentration camps "didn't know what was going on."
When it comes to the Iraqi people, I don't think that they know any better...after all, the Ba'ath Party has controlled Iraq since 1968. No access to outside media, other than maybe sneaking BBC or VOA on shortwave. Given their limited knowledge of the world around them, I personally can't find them morally responsible for the actions of their government.
On another level, whose really to say whether our system is the best thing going? Maybe in their minds, what happens in Iraq is perfectly acceptable, and our ways would be horrible and unspeakable. The easy way to solve this is to show both sides of the picture...but each side is going to push so damned hard, it would be hard to get an unbiased presentation.