Debate: Marines Urinating on Taliban
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"And on a side note, Iraq really wasn't all that strategically important to begin with."Iraq was quite important, both strategically and economically, i.e.1.  Saddam Hussein was ceasing selling oil in dollars, that was setting a bad precedent, as we both know how important it is that oil remains in $2.  Iraq has a lot of oil, and you can be sure the invasion has made many rich elites even richer.3. Saddam Hussein was a potential danger to the US (and Israel), but not in the way he was portrayed, he represented (like Iran do now) threat to your supremacy."the reason why The U.S. has succeeded where Russia has failed."You haven't succeeded where Russia failed, you will be driven out of Afghanistan, it's only a matter of time. "To allow actions which contribute to Resentment and Retaliation undermines our efforts. To prevent the creation of more insurgents, is essential to US Military strategy."Then why were 7 children blown into tiny piece just last week? I'm not trying to say that (individually) you act marauders, but overall that is the effect of your occupation."Then how else are they encouraged and what evidence do you have to support it?"Hundreds of thousands of dead bodies and no accountability, if the US really played by the rules as it say it does, then George Bush and Tony Blair would be serving consecutive life sentences, but it goes much deeper than that. I mean, who gave you the right to bomb Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan? Nobody, you gave yourself that right, because you have might. Approximately 2500 people have been killed in drone attacks in Pakistan alone (with the majority being civilians), who gave you permission to violate Pakistani air space, imagine Cuba flew a bomber into Langley Virginia and bombed a whole neighbourhood, how do you think the US would react? These actions show a clear disregard for the law."Evidence?"Fair enough, why don't we take Fallujah, what was done there throughout the war:http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=21131  "Well, of course the number of victims is going to be higher than the number of criminals."No, there simply isn't any accountability, at least, no real accountability, that's why the US tried so desperately to keep the wikileaks documents from coming out, but even they can't describe fully the depth of death and destruction that took place, after all, they were written by the US military."This is false. A war crime is something committed DURING a war, such as genocide or killing EPWs."Iraq was a war crime from the moment the US and British forces invaded, i.e."The opening of the U.S./British invasion campaign against Iraq in March 20031 was one ofintense aerial bombardment designed to create “shock and awe” among Iraqis. The goal was toterrorize the Iraqi people and intimidate the Iraq military. For the U.S. public, watching throughtheir television screens, the opening of the war was little different than a video game. Militarybriefings illustrated the effectiveness of “precision bombs”. Later, as the land campaign gotunderway, military and media reports showed U.S. forces quickly moving north into central Iraqand meeting less resistance than had been anticipated.From the outside, the war seemed quick and contained. However, even at this stage multiplebreaches of international humanitarian law occurred. The precision bombs touted by the militaryoften were not. Hundreds of civilians were killed, and massive amounts of civilian property weredestroyed. Cluster bombs were dropped on urban areas, including residential neighborhoods.Munitions containing depleted uranium were used in bombs and artillery shells. Tanks fired intohotels and residential areas. The basic infrastructure of Iraq’s urban areas was, in many cases,destroyed or disrupted by the invading forces.Less well known is how the subsequent U.S./British policies and military actions in Iraq,stretching from months into years, have included regular and serious breaches of internationallaw.This paper describes the multiple and overlapping breaches of international humanitarian lawthat have occurred during the U.S./British occupation of Iraq since 2003. Those infringementshave occurred at many levels, from senior members of the Bush administration, to senior militaryleaders, to individual unit commanders, and to individual troops."Source: http://www.consumersforpeace.org/pdf/war_crimes_iraq_101006.pdf "The Afghan war was much more justifiable."More justifiable, but still not justified.