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The people of Umm Qasr suffered under Saddam Hussein for more than 20 years.

David F Mayer — 5/8/2003 5:39:22 PM (archived)

They will need to hold on a while. They should be given emergency aid until the situation normalizes.

David F Mayer

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Democracy in Iraq a Success? - Lindy - 5/7/2003 4:06:46 PM
- Re: What is 'Arab Democracy', Lindy . . . ? (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 5/8/2003 6:53:49 PM
  - There Ain't None, Dan........ - Lindy - 5/8/2003 9:51:17 AM
    - Talk about your Shock and Awe :-) - McFly - 5/9/2003 2:26:29 PM
      - I have my opinions.......... - Lindy - 5/10/2003 5:09:54 PM
        
        Re: When you actually travel to the desert lands . . . - D. Spires - 5/13/2003 6:34:26 PM
    - Whoa...check out the liberal! - Tom Brosz - 5/8/2003 3:59:01 PM
    - Re: Too negative . . . - D. Spires - 5/8/2003 10:45:21 AM
- To soon to judge - Don - 5/8/2003 12:22:45 PM
  - Saddam Hussein and his Ba'athis thugs had more than 20 years to ruin Iraq. It might just take a few years to straighten things up. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/8/2003 12:51:41 PM
    - The people of Umm Qasr... - Don - 5/8/2003 1:28:21 PM
      - The people of Umm Qasr suffered under Saddam Hussein for more than 20 years. - David F Mayer - 5/8/2003 5:39:22 PM
- So it is a failure in just three weeks? - ebnelson - 5/7/2003 4:39:47 PM

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