Where was "Shoot to kill" when Baghdad was looted?

[MsMagnificent]

...and they were looting their museums -- the precious, irreplacable and few remains of the first civilization on earth! (Of course, NO looting was allowed near the Gas Ministry!)

(What did Rumsfeld say? Something that free people have the right to exercise their freedom by looting?! :crazy: )

But when it comes to water-damaged JUNK in New Orleans being looted, well hell then -- shoot those U.S. Citizens dead!

This bothers me.
It bothers me very, very much -- and I don't even yet fully realize, in all its repercussions, why it is so troublesome...

[FreedomAngel82]

1. I believe Rummy said it best...

when people are free they're aloud to loot! :eyes:

[Mabus]

2. Looting occurs in a democracy

something we are lacking in, how did Bush say it, "that part of the world"?

on edit: looting is only a crime if it occurs against an American company. The places looted in Iraq were government offices, businesses and museums, all non-American, ergo looting is allowed.

Now if the people in NO were going after office equipment in governmental offices it might have been allowable but food, c'mon, that cuts into a GOP contributor's dividends somewhere up the food chain and therefore is not allowed. Got it?

[goodboy]

3. On Iraqi looting, (including 350 Tons of high explosives, "Stuff happens."

Once more:

Iraqis looting 350 tons of high explosives which has been killing our troops every day: "Stuff Happens"

Americans desperately searching for food, water, and medicine in order to survive because their fucking government left them for dead:

"Shoot to kill"


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[bluestateguy]

4. They made up for it by killing plenty of civilians for the next 2 years

n/t