"As far as the link you provided about kurds.. thats known as
'yellow journalism'".
Actually Halabja is a very bitter reality to the Iraqi kurds. Chemical Ali was no friend of their's, to be sure. Read and learn. From Human Rights Watch-
Whatever Happened To The Iraqi Kurds-HRW March 11, 1991
Iraq had a demonstrated history of WMD use and irridentist ambitions within the region. They had a single party state and a dictator for over thirty years. They'd absolutely denied any political expression to Kurds and shias within their borders. All that-WMD, irridentism, baath party and Saddam Hussain are irrevocably and immutably GONE.
In the last seven years Iraq has had three prime ministers (one sunni and two shia) and a very multi-ethnic, multi-party and vibrant democracy.
Pardon me but, ummm....MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
Like I said, Pakistan should be so lucky to "
lose their way to the top" as we have.
We'll accept our "
defeats" with equanimity. OTOH, I don't know how many more victories the Pakistani people can afford.
Your parliamentary resolutions affirming support for your military and intelligence institutions are all very nice.
Two facts stand out in stark contrast. Two weeks ago today a very alive OBL was killed in a compound in Abbottabad by U.S. Navy SEALs who flew from Afghanistan to do so and back again with his bullet-riddled corpse which was then dumped at sea.
I presume you and others believe that. Your parliament and government certainly do and are quite upset about it. The only question remaining is what, exactly, is more upsetting-OBL's longstanding presence within your country or our raid to kill the worthless SOB?
Thanks.
As have been said before, you have a tendency to "select" what you can defend/twist and blabber about it..
I have never questioned the authenticity of Halabja.. (who knows if it was also US's doing to invade Iraq, but thats not the issue).. I was talking about "mentioning" of that "massacre" in media to create a case to invade "Iraq" along with "invisible" and "foreseeable" WMDs..
And the funny thing is.. It is being mentioned by an American! Civilian of a country which came into being on the basis of massacres.. Here take a look at YOUR country's history.. I'm mentioning only a few.. Google will help..
Napituca Massacre
Tiguex Massacres
Acoma Massacre
Pamunkey Peace Talks Massacre
Mystic Massacre
English Massacre of sleeping village
Wounded Knee Massacre
And who can forget the most recent ones.. Hiroshima and Nagasaki.. Need i say more??
So do you think we should create a case against US on the basis of what happened in the past??
You can lick the democracy's @$$.. as far as normal civilians in a country are concerned, they only need better life.. and their's was a LOT better before US invaded.. for OIL.. yes you read right.. it was FOR OIL..
Here, you want to know why US has not won any "contract" for oil in IRAQ?? This is where it ALL started:
Deals With Iraq Are Set to Bring Oil Giants Back
Read the date: its 19/06/
2008.. Its the time when all of the world was asking them questions about WMDs.. and the talks about bringing US and UK in International Court on charges of "war crimes" were being held..
Two questions...
1. Who was controlling (and using) Iraq's OIL before July 2008??
2. Why did "American advisors" in Iraq's Oil Industry did not budge?
There was nothing US could do to justify its "invasion" of IRAQ until this kind of step was taken.. stay tunned.. in a decade or so, US will be controlling the oil there "exclusively"..
Secondly,
what about the infrastructure of IRAQ?
what about millions of civilian lives who died by "illogical" and "irresponsible" bombardment of NATO forces??
What about educations system?
What about Health and Social care system?
What about millions of those who lost their limbs but lived?
What about millions of those children who lost their parents and are living without anyone to feed them??
Same is the condition in Afghanistan...
So pardon me, you do not have any idea what war is.. 3 prime ministers?? my @$$.. call them "puppets"..
As far as Pakistan is concerned.. We will not let this happen Insha Allah.. US is walking towards its biggest mistake.. You don't know this nation.. the more you press us.. the more you put YOURSELF in danger..
Enough said!
Peace!