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0 pointsmpyne13y ago0 comments

So how many civilian casualties do we lay at Manning's feet, if he's responsible for the Arab Spring?

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jacquesm13y ago· 2 in thread

You meant to ask: "Hoe many casualties do we lay at the feet of the soldiers that were 'just following orders' firing on civilians?".

My guess is all of them.

mpyneOP13y ago

Finally, something we fully agree on! :)

However you may be surprised to hear that most (on the ground at least) are not actually going around playing Let's Clean our Bayonets With Civilian Guts everyday...

I would be interested in an answer to my original question then. We do still blame Bush for "bringing democracy to Iraq" after all, seems like fair's fair.

jacquesm13y ago

Bringing democracy to Iraq was never a stated goal of any US administration.

If Iraq had a true democracy they'd nationalize the oil fields and they'd renegotiate their terms with the Western oil companies from a position of strength rather than at gunpoint.

But we already know how that would end, see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

And all the good that came of that.

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