"Comparing Iraqis with Victims from the Tsunami"

Comparing Iraqi Victims with Victims from the Indian Ocean Tsunami

The recent destructive tsunami caused by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean was no doubt a terrible disaster. The human victims of the disaster certainly deserve rescue, support, and assistance by the entire world community. And the world community has rallied to support these victims in a massive way, which hopefully will be adequate to the cumulative needs of all the affected people.

Unfortunately, though, the Iraqi people have experienced a different sort of tragedy, which has killed well over 100,000 innocent Iraqis. The world has largely failed to rescue, support and assist the Iraqi people in their prolonged time of travail, which actually has been underway for well over a decade, but which is considerably worse since the U.S. led invasion and occupation of that ancient land. Let us make some comparisons between the tsunami and the invasion.

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