Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Oil, The Greatest Demonic Force on Earth

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 10/22/06 8:48:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually, Iraq was quite prosperous until > > > sanctions were imposed. Poverty wasn't a > > > big problem. Iraq had made great strides > > > in education as well under Saddam. > > > > The Sean Penn puppet from Team America, World Police: Last year I > > went to Iraq. Before Team America showed up, it was a happy place. > > They had flowery meadows and rainbow skies, and rivers made of > > chocolate, where the children danced and laughed and played with > > gumdrop smiles. > > Medication time, Shemp. > > > > No Judy, Shemp was right in his analysis of you above comment. Poverty > wasn't much of an issue among Sunnis but it was among Shiia and Kurds. > Er, there are plenty of poor Sunnis. Being Sunni made it easier to get into Saddam's good graces than being Kurd or Shiite, but only a fraction of the Sunnis were truely elite. You sure seem to be contradicting your own statement that poverty wasn't a big problem in Iraq, pre sanctions. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___