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Destro10/20/2012 6:53:36 pm PDT

re: #35 SanFranciscoZionist

One of the first victims of Iraq’s Islamist spread was Christian liquor store owners. I am sorry I did not realize you needed that spelled out for you. Women in Iraq started to cover up for fear of their lives. Gays were hunted and killed.

Saddam did not do any such things when his regime was in power and not under sanctions (and not even during sanctions).

But nuance seems not to be your strong suit.

From 2011 (not that long ago - fuck you American invasion for freedom):
Iraq liquor store owners fear for their lives amid attacks

Essa believes the attacks are not really about liquor stores so much as it is about a struggle to balance a fledgling democracy with a conservative religious tradition.

“It’s about the new democracy that Americans promised us,” he said.

Under Islamic tradition, Muslims do not drink alcohol. But in many parts of Baghdad, it is not uncommon to see people drinking alcohol at outdoor cafes and restaurants.

Within months of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, liquor stores in Baghdad and elsewhere were bombed and shot up.

articles.cnn.com

You want me to post stories of what happened to Iraqi gays after the American invasion?