Hypocrisy in Iraq

Ah, yes. The U.S. government invaded Iraq because their "weapons of mass destruction posed an imminent threat to us." OOPS! Nope, that wasn't it because there WERE no weapons of mass destruction. Lie #1.

Since that reason didn't suffice, the reason the U.S. government invaded Iraq became "to free the Iraqi people"--to "give democracy to the people of Iraq"--to "stop the torture Saddam Hussein was inflicting on his own people." OOPS! As this video clip shows, that cannot be the reason, either. Lie #2 (these lies are just WAY too easy to list!).

There is now video proof of U.S. soldiers torturing and humiliating Iraqi prisoners. As Ahmad Taher, 24, a student at Baghdad's Mustansiriyah University said, "Americans claim that they respect freedom and democracy — but only in their country."

I guess Bush & Co. didn't invade Iraq to free the Iraqi people from anything.

So, remind me again, WHY DID WE INVADE IRAQ?



Above: One Iraqi prisoner was told to stand on a box with his head covered, wires attached to his hands. He was told that if he fell off the box, he would be electrocuted, the Army says. Photo: CBS

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