Posted by
Catmman on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:56:31 PM
It's a bit macabre to point this out, but the truth is the truth. I'm not the one trying to make a cheap political point with innocent blood:
The Iraqi government reported today that 85,000 Iraqis were killed
between 2004 and 2008. This was the government's first official tally
released since the war began in 2003. The AP reported:
At
least 85,000 Iraqis lost their lives from 2004-2008 in violence, the
government said in its first comprehensive tally released since the war
began.
The report by the Human Rights Ministry said 85,694
people were killed in the four-year period and 147,195 were wounded. It
counted Iraqi civilians, military and police but did not cover U.S.
military deaths, insurgents, or foreigners, including contractors or
U.S. forces. And it did not include the first months of the war after
the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
Those deaths are truly unfortunate but hardly in keeping with Ron Paul's rhetoric on the subject. Most of those deaths were caused by the
fighters of the Imperial US occupation terrorists themselves. And this is from the AP, hardly a tool of the evil HaliChaney. But since the AP is reporting something contrary to Herr Doktor, they
must be part of the "neo-con" cabal. I blame the Jews. Wait, I'm an evil Zionist, Neo-Con co-conspirator. Paulbots are the ones who blame the Jews.
More
here.
UPDATE: I just realized I never put in what Ron Paul said that was wrong. He said over 1,000,000 Iraqis have been kiiled in Iraq due to our starting the war. Follow the link for the video of Paul at CPAC making his 'claim'.