First things first:
I had forgotten to point out some things about those trade sanctions that are killing Iraqis.First,they would NOT be dying if Hussein was spending his oil income on them,as the conditions of the sanctions require.Instead,he uses much of the proceeds for his military,which is why the sanctions are still in effect.
Secondly,the sanctions are UN sanctions,not US.Don't even bother telling us how the UN is under US control,as this is far too easily refuted,and a search on this site would bring up plenty of information that I don't care to constantly repeat.
Now we can start with the new.Apparently, you either have a poor base of information,or don't realize that I have not mentioned war casualties yet.The numbers I posted pertained to domestic issues only,but since you care to,we'll get into war,too.
If you are referring to the often publicized picture of that child all burned up,I have some bad news for you.That was proven to have been another lie of a left-leaning press.The child was burned up,but this happened during a NORTH VIETNAMESE practice mission on a village.
To be fair,the village was supposed to have been abandoned at the time,but this group migrated in without the NVA knowing it.I'm mentioning this because that one picture has carried so much weight throughout the years, but I'll give you some credit.This revelation only came about 4 YEARS ago.
Since you care to bring up civilian casualties caused by the US,we can discuss this,too.I have omitted war casualties for several reasons,one being that all parties share at least some blame for civilian casualties.Since you choose to play the "Blame the US" game,that's fine,too.
The first point is that no modern war goes without civilian casualties,but only a few nations attempt to limit them.The US and UK come to mind immediately.However,your buddies in Iraq prefer to use them as shields.
During the years,some civilians were killed intentionally,as in My Lai and a village in Korea,which name I don't recall.Albeit a bad option in both cases, they were also both products of infiltration techniques used by opposing forces.The massacre in Hue during the Tet offensive by the VC and NVA,however,were not.
From your posts,it would be easy to assume that you consider yourself clairvoyant.Otherwise,you wouldn't bother to assume how many,or few,civilians would be killed in any given strife.That area of Asia has been in occupation or war for however many years.The VC and NVA already had 40 years of fighting under their belts,so war was no strange experience.Along with this goes civilian casualties.
That was some background,so here's the main gist.There may have been "neutral" countries officially,but all were,at least,indirectly involved.If you're referring to Laos,forget it.Laos was openly supportive of North Vietnamese efforts and logistics efforts.If you're talking about Cambodia,I have two points.First,the North was using Cambodia as a base of operation and supply line.Secondly,and more importantly,Pol Pot took over Cambodia and instituted his well-known cleansing and mass slaughter project.The only thing that stopped him might have been the ill-advised attacks on Vietnamese border villages,prompting Vietnamese counterattacks,and his downfall.
Under these conditions,there is NO WAY you could POSSIBLY determine who,or how many,civilians would have died,or when.The Hmong were still under persecution,and the US brought them here for protection,
saving them from death at the hands of the Pathet Lao,primarily Laotian,and others.So,unless you're trying to pass yourself off as clairvoyant somehow,forget it.Pol Pot and the VC in Vietnam were responsible for numbers of deaths that nobody will ever be able to determine,and nobody's bright enough to look back and disseminate who woul,or would not,have survived anything.
Lastly,there is Israel.Terrorists attack them whenever they let the pressure up,ands this is proven.Shopping malls,buses,schools,night clubs,and residential neighborhoods are the preferred targets.Where is your objection to this?They also use kids as human bombs,but we see no objection on your part.You whine about a terrorist's house being demolished.Rather than go through dozens of points that have been discussed earlier,I suggest you use the search function here.It's all old news,and has been brought up plenty of times.You paint a pretty picture of the Palestinians and their plight,not seeing that they bring the Israelis on them through their own actions.
I weary of responding to these poorly formed ideas, so I'll advise that you do your own search on this.The search function is on the left side of the site's "menu",and it works well.Try looking for Palestine,Palestinians,Israel,or Israeli.Propoganda takes forever to address,mostly because it is repetitive and oversimplified.I don't have the patience to do it on this forum,so try out the search fucntion.
Finally,you,nor any of your fellow comrades,answered my one question.
Why is there no backlash on your part directed at the UN for their involvement in the middle east?It WAS they who started the Jewish resettlement that ultimately resulted in today's situation.
