[The Old Hoosier]

Those were war dead from the Iran-Iraq war.

In a way, it is more noble to fight than to be executed, even if it means more dead, I agree.

But I'd prefer to say the current situation is simply more violent and less controlled. Instead of being picked up by Saddam's gestapo, you end up being blown up on your way to the store. People are still living in fear, it's just that now the killing is more indiscriminate.

[TigersEye]

Those were war dead from the Iran-Iraq war.

There are huge mass graves of civilians. Women, children and old people. Obviously not soldiers.

I regret that we disarmed the populace there. As with any gun control scheme the ones disarmed are not the trouble makers and end up being helpless victims.