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until we have destroyed those who oppose us we can not build a democracy. we must truly rid the region of the old regime and those who, for whatever reason, oppose change.
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What an odd way to go about installing democracy.
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if the Iraqi "civilian" population allows the terrorists or insurgents, depending on your views to live in their midst then the "civilians" will also pay a very high price in casualties.
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Why the inverted commas? Do you doubt that the population of iraq is made up of civilians? Do you think the only people not supporting the coalition's occupation are militia?
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i'm pretty sure that in WWII there were many civilian casualties in germany and japan, but we won. the war ended and we went in and rebuilt their nations to better than pre-war conditions.
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Many civilian casualties? That's something of an understatement given Hiroshima and Dresden. ........and....are you suggesting that America installed democracy into Germany too? Are you really that arrogant as to simplify WW2 in such a manner? And which "we" are you referring to? I have a suspicion you are taking your history lessons from the Hollywood University.