US and Hussein

I've been reading about Hussein; I never realized exactly how much of a US minion he was. Our CIA sent him to assassinate a democratically elected Prime Minister! That's how he came to power! I didn't know :'(.

And then we defended him against Iran...

Realpolitik is ugly.

I'm glad it's getting peaceful in Iraq, because we need to get out of there - but we can't do that if there's too much fighting there.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I've been reading about Hussein; I never realized exactly how much of a US minion he was. Our CIA sent him to assassinate a democratically elected Prime Minister! That's how he came to power! I didn't know :'(.

And then we defended him against Iran...

Realpolitik is ugly.

I'm glad it's getting peaceful in Iraq, because we need to get out of there - but we can't do that if there's too much fighting there.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I've been reading about Hussein; I never realized exactly how much of a US minion he was. Our CIA sent him to assassinate a democratically elected Prime Minister! That's how he came to power! I didn't know :'(.

And then we defended him against Iran...

Realpolitik is ugly.

I'm glad it's getting peaceful in Iraq, because we need to get out of there - but we can't do that if there's too much fighting there.

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Moreover, who armed the Afgan talibans when Russia invaded Afganistan? A clue: US.
Who instructed the talibans so they could use the weapons? A clue: US.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
That's different. That's defending an indiginous force against the Soviets!

Iraq involved murdering the Prime Minister and then defending the thug we put in his place. MUCH different.

Originally posted by Sam The Sham
Exactly. Russia invaded Afghanistan and the US provided support against them. So what? You make it sound like a bad thing.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I make what sound like such a bad thing?

But wait! What's this "People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan"? The Communists? How legit were they? Are they not legit simply because they chose Communism?

One country invades another country in order to establich stability - that's right or that's wrong?
Another country is organizing restistance with weapons - that's right or that's wrong?
The resisting people are turning weapons to the 'helping' country - that's right or that's wrong?
The helping country is complaining - that's right or that's wrong?

Now - am I talking about Afganistan or Iraq?

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
But wait! What's this "People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan"? The Communists? How legit were they? Are they not legit simply because they chose Communism?

Originally posted by FabianFnas
One country invades another country in order to establich stability - that's right or that's wrong?
Another country is organizing restistance with weapons - that's right or that's wrong?
The resisting people are turning weapons to the 'helping' country - that's right or that's wrong?
The helping country is complaining - that's right or that's wrong?

Now - am I talking about Afganistan or Iraq?

Originally posted by Sam The Sham
You lost me. Tell us what's right and wrong

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Right or wrong is about in what group you belong.

I see the parallel between Iraq and Afganistan.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I don't. When did the US murder a legitimate head of state in Afghanistan?

Originally posted by FabianFnas
I don't know, I didn't even know that US did such a thing...

I know that they try to murder the legitimate president of Cuba, and helped Pinochet murder the democraticly elected president of Chile, Allende, and what happened in Panama I have to restudy. But the murdered president of Afganistan, I didn't know.