Monday, February 23, 2004
IS IRAQ BETTER?
The week of Feb. 8 was a particularly bloody week for the people of Iraq. More than 100 Iraqis died in two suicide bombings
Yet by historical standards, it was sadly a comparatively good week for Iraq. During Saddam Hussein's maniacal 25-year reign, between 300,000 and 600,000 Iraqis were gassed, beaten, shot and murdered in unimaginably cruel ways as enemies of the Baathist regime.
Do the math, and you'll find that at the minimum, on average Saddam killed 230 Iraqis every week of every one of those 25 years. As horrible as the week of Feb. 8 was for the Iraqi people, it amounted to only a fraction of Saddam's normal, murderous toll.
The week of Feb. 8 was a particularly bloody week for the people of Iraq. More than 100 Iraqis died in two suicide bombings
Yet by historical standards, it was sadly a comparatively good week for Iraq. During Saddam Hussein's maniacal 25-year reign, between 300,000 and 600,000 Iraqis were gassed, beaten, shot and murdered in unimaginably cruel ways as enemies of the Baathist regime.
Do the math, and you'll find that at the minimum, on average Saddam killed 230 Iraqis every week of every one of those 25 years. As horrible as the week of Feb. 8 was for the Iraqi people, it amounted to only a fraction of Saddam's normal, murderous toll.
