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Brace for more gore
By TOM BRODBECK -- Winnipeg Sun
March 26, 2003
It's bizarre how all these pro-war zealots are suddenly aghast at the disturbing images of U.S. prisoners of war on network TV worldwide.
Good grief, what did you think this was, a Scouts Canada convention?
This is war, man. And if you support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, you better get used to a hell of a lot worse -- blood, guts, maimed children and all.
That's what war is. It's the beast of hell and it's been summoned. You want it, you got it.
And we ain't seen nothin' yet. Just wait until U.S. and British forces puncture their way into Baghdad. Witness the bloody street fights and the thousands of civilians poised for slaughter.
It's going to be a lot more grisly than a couple of pictures of U.S. soldiers being asked a few questions on Iraqi TV, I can assure you.
And what of the aftermath?
Thousands of U.S. soldiers will occupy a volatile Arab city teeming with warring factions and terrorist groups who would rather slit the throat of an American soldier than work with him to rebuild this war-torn city. Think of the suicide bombings, the violent posturing for power.
And what did the U.S. and the Brits do this for again? To get rid of a few chemical weapons that nearly every country in the surrounding area has and continues to develop?
If that's the true objective, this coalition of the willing has a lot of work to do.
It's going to have to invade Libya, which has chemical weapons and is trying to develop nuclear arms. Libya used mustard gas against Chadian troops in 1987.
Once the U.S. and the Brits are done there, troops will have to invade Syria, which has the most developed chemical weapons program in the Middle East. Egypt, which has chemical and biological weapons, should be next. Then there's Iran, which has chemical weapons and is developing nuclear capabilities. And don't forget Sudan, which also allegedly has acquired chemical weapons, too.
OK, maybe that's not the real reason. It's really about liberating the Iraqi people from a murderous, oppressive regime, right?
If that's true, the Americans and the Brits have a lot of countries to invade.
They might as well start with Turkey.
Just yesterday, Amnesty International released a report on Turkey entitled "End sexual torture against women in custody". It details torture methods such as electric shocks, severe beatings and sexually abused. It talks about rape threats and psychological torture.
Once they're done in Turkey, they'll want to move into Saudi Arabia where Amnesty International reports continued systematic torture and ill-treatment in Saudi Arabian prisons and police stations. And then Iran, where they stone women to death at will.
It never ends.
And this war should have never have begun.
Tom Brodbeck is the Sun's city columnist. He can be reached by e-mail at tbrodbeck@wpgsun.com. Letters to the editor should be sent to editor@wpgsun.com
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