The excuse used by Bush to invade Iraq was that he was going to “release” this country from “Saddam Hussein’s tyranny” and to install a “real democracy”. Today, not even those who once justified the occupation believe such words. Hans Blix, former chief of UN inspectors who verified Saddam’s alleged “massive arms”, stated recently, “Saddam’s tyranny was bad but the current situation is even worse“.
The terrible consequences that the imperialist occupation had for the Iraqi people have just been assessed by a scientific study of the John Hopkins University of the USA. This study reveals that, in the last three years, 655 000 Iraqis died as a joint result of military actions, bombing of civilian populations, the activity of death squads or for lack of food and medical care stemming out of the war.
In other words, imperialism has been committing a real genocide in Iraq. These figures prove up to what point cruelty and scorn for people can go to uphold their control over the world. At the same time, this reality of the occupation is what breeds the hatred of the Iraqis for the invaders and creates a massive base for the struggle of the resistance.
