nearing genocide? We're there. The below is quoted from the U.N. convention that was passed in 1948 after the holocaust and the U.S. is a signatory (as of 1985) meaning it's the law of our land according to the constitution.

"In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births...

nearing genocide? We're there. The below is quoted from the U.N. convention that was passed in 1948 after the holocaust and the U.S. is a signatory (as of 1985) meaning it's the law of our land according to the constitution.

"In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group."

Add to that, the 1,000,000 + who died during the 12 years of sanctions before that and we're nearing a genocide!

1. Saddam invaded Kuwait. (Initiating the chain of events that led to sanctions).

2. Bush Sr. betrays the Iraqi people by not supporting militarily the over throw of Saddam Hussien as he promised them. Which leads to thousands of deaths because Saddam had to put down the uprising and without American support they were slaughtered along with their hometowns and families. This also leads to a huge distrust of the United States that could have been a great friendship, not to mention it leads to 9/11.

3. Instead Bush Sr. implements a policy of containmen...

Add to that, the 1,000,000 + who died during the 12 years of sanctions before that and we're nearing a genocide!

1. Saddam invaded Kuwait. (Initiating the chain of events that led to sanctions).

2. Bush Sr. betrays the Iraqi people by not supporting militarily the over throw of Saddam Hussien as he promised them. Which leads to thousands of deaths because Saddam had to put down the uprising and without American support they were slaughtered along with their hometowns and families. This also leads to a huge distrust of the United States that could have been a great friendship, not to mention it leads to 9/11.

3. Instead Bush Sr. implements a policy of containment which Clinton continued. Which liberals presently say were "working" and that we should have continued said policy instead of toppling Saddam not really paying any attention to the horrible results of Sanctions on the Iraqi people.

4. A short time after the first Gulf War the UN determines sanctions are too harsh on the Iraqi people and implement a Oil-For-Food program.

5. Saddam pockets large portions of the Oil-For-Food money with the bribed help of high-level UN officials. His people starve as a result and die of infection from a lack of medicine, especially the children according to UNICEF.

6. Bush Jr is elected and determines something needs to be done with the Iraq situation which is deplorable on many levels.

7. 9/11 occurs in a large part due to the containment policy implemented against Iraq.

8. Bush Jr invades Afganistan.

9. Bush Jr sets his sights on Iraq again.

10. Bush Jr makes the case for war against Iraq listing 4 primary reasons. 1. WMDs. 2. Iraqi Freedom. 3. Violation of UN security council resolutions. 3. Terrorism, which included but was not limited to links to Al-Qeada. #2 is conveniently forgotten by Liberals to support thier politcal position. They contend this was thought up when things started going bad in Iraq. Nevermind the invasion was called Operation Iraqi Freedom.

11. The US overthrows Saddam finally making good on a 12 year old promise.

12. The US votes to lift Iraqi sanctions, the sanctions that Liberals say were working, again neverminding the deaths it caused because of Saddam pillaging or Oil for Food money and tyranny...

10. Bush Jr makes the case for war against Iraq listing 4 primary reasons. 1. WMDs. 2. Iraqi Freedom. 3. Violation of UN security council resolutions. 3. Terrorism, which included but was not limited to links to Al-Qeada. #2 is conveniently forgotten by Liberals to support thier politcal position. They contend this was thought up when things started going bad in Iraq. Nevermind the invasion was called Operation Iraqi Freedom.

11. The US overthrows Saddam finally making good on a 12 year old promise.

12. The US votes to lift Iraqi sanctions, the sanctions that Liberals say were working, again neverminding the deaths it caused because of Saddam pillaging or Oil for Food money and tyranny.

13. Bush leads an incompetent reconstruction effort by invading with too few troops to keep the peace in the aftermath of the war.

13. Iraq elects for the first time their government. Electing a Prime Minister the United States did not support.

14. Iraqis, US Soilders and republicans suffer the consequnces of the decision to invade with too few troops, and the democrats gleefully take advantage .

15. Democrats take control of the House and Senate.

16. Bush finally realises his mistake (took way to long) and fires Rumsfeld and top generals or reassigns them.

17. The new top general in Iraq who was approved by democrats wants to increase troops levels to stabalize Bahgdad.

17. Democrats oppose this action.

18. Bush sends the troops anyway.

19. Improvements are seen in Bahgdad.

20. British poll shows that Iraqis throughout the country feel they are better off now than under Saddam. The glaring dark spot however being Bahgdad.

18. Democrats push for a withdrawl date in Iraq War funding Bill.

19. <Prediction> Bush vetos war spending bill.