sTs, practicing "Taqiyya"

Submitted by Infidel (Canada), Jun 21, 2008 at 01:44

The population of Iraq is, 75% Shi'ites and 25% Sunnis. Saddam was a Sunni, and his officials who governed Iraq were Sunnis. Thus the people ruling Iraq were the smaller population of Sunnis.

You say that; Saddam listened to the Americans. So why do you think that the Americans instigated a war between Iraq and Iran? Surely, the Americans knew that a war between Iraq and Iran would cause the price of oil to rise. Is that why they instigated the war between Iraq and Iran; so the price of oil would increase and the Americans would have to spend more money on buying OIL?

There is no proof that the Americans instigated the war between Iraq and Iran. The only foolish explanation I've ever heard comes from you. The war in Iraq is not about the Americans, it's about the war between the Shi'ites and the Sunnis. It's about who will rule Iraq. Should 75% of the Shi'ites rule or should 25% of the Sunnis rule?

You state that, "Saddam invaded Kuwait. and he was stupid he did not back out". He didn't have a chance to back out. The Americans intervened and drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. And as the Iraqis were driven out of Kuwait, they set thousands of oil wells on fire. My comments come from studying history, your comments come from "Taqiyya".

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