[mnehring]

I would love to know how 'our boy' (that would be President Bush) 'turned a blind eye' to them. He may not have singled them out, but he was instrumental in overthrowing the totalitarian regime that was responsible for their persecution.

[E. Cartman]

He may not have singled them out, but he was instrumental in overthrowing the totalitarian regime that was responsible for their persecution.

Actually, the Iraqi Christians had been reasonably safe under Saddam Hussein and enjoyed a degree of tolerance that soon evaporated after his overthrow. Though he was a criminal, not until our invasion and the rise of local Islamic leaders after our liberation of the country did persecution of Iraqi Christians begin in earnest. For all its faults, The Ba'ath party did keep the growth of Islamic fundamentalism in check.