i could. i remember distinctly hearing about the un being pissed off because iraq wasnt complying, but then hans blix was granted permission to send people into iraq to look around. you cant remember this?
i'd look for a source but i have about 10 pages of biology to write about, notes on 30 dense pages of history to take notes on, a bio lab abstract and a third of a book to read.
careful buddy. i respect you, and all i wish for respect in return. i still believe this figure but i did not raise it in order to ward off a trend of digression we continuously revert to. also, in your post, aside from the above, you ignored the "mass killings" part of my post.
with regard to abu ghraib, i understand that it is only a few people who did this. at the same time i blame rumsfeld for trying to keep this a secret and for not doing anything about it. more importantly, i believe that these people do represent the united states to many iraqis, which is not a good thing for either side. unfortunately, there is little to nothing we can do. you see, when a company hires somebody to work for it, and that person pisses off customers, the customers tend to dislike the company. same thing with the military.