Comments on: Iraq War—A Dutch Connection? http://themoderatevoice.com/24909/iraq-war-a-dutch-connection/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 19:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: D. E.Rodriguez http://themoderatevoice.com/24909/iraq-war-a-dutch-connection/comment-page-1/#comment-166691 D. E.Rodriguez Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:44:17 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/24909/iraq-war-a-dutch-connection/#comment-166691 SB:<br><br>Thanks for the comments. I'll be posting another piece soon on how the Dutch government (Blankenende) refuses to admit Iraq war mistakes...even after Bush effectively did so a a few days ago<br><br>Dorian SB:

Thanks for the comments. I'll be posting another piece soon on how the Dutch government (Blankenende) refuses to admit Iraq war mistakes…even after Bush effectively did so a a few days ago

Dorian

]]> By: StockBoySF http://themoderatevoice.com/24909/iraq-war-a-dutch-connection/comment-page-1/#comment-166641 StockBoySF Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:06:10 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/24909/iraq-war-a-dutch-connection/#comment-166641 "The Dutch are now demanding answers to questions about how and why The Netherlands got involved in Iraq."<br><br>Not surprising and more countries will face this question. Those countries that are not as open as the Dutch will handle it quietly and probably ignore it. Other and more advanced countries will need to do their own soul-searching.<br><br>As far as the US.... Those people who got us into this mess will now deflect attention by attacking Obama, while those of us who really do want to know the full story so history can be recorded properly will be too busy defending Obama. If the religious right were truly religious and wanted to live up to the ideals they profess to follow they would turn their anger to demanding why the US trampled basic human rights, invaded a country without provocation (or threat) and trashed our nation's sacrosanct document- the US Constitution. There will be some assessment under Obama, but not the national outcry that these issues demand. “The Dutch are now demanding answers to questions about how and why The Netherlands got involved in Iraq.”

Not surprising and more countries will face this question. Those countries that are not as open as the Dutch will handle it quietly and probably ignore it. Other and more advanced countries will need to do their own soul-searching.

As far as the US…. Those people who got us into this mess will now deflect attention by attacking Obama, while those of us who really do want to know the full story so history can be recorded properly will be too busy defending Obama. If the religious right were truly religious and wanted to live up to the ideals they profess to follow they would turn their anger to demanding why the US trampled basic human rights, invaded a country without provocation (or threat) and trashed our nation's sacrosanct document- the US Constitution. There will be some assessment under Obama, but not the national outcry that these issues demand.

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