# Preview of the horrors to come in an Iraqi war!

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 10, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preview-of-the-horrors-to-come-in-an-iraqi-war/160179 "2003-03-10T00:26:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preview-of-the-horrors-to-come-in-an-iraqi-war/160179/41 "2003-03-10T14:23:43Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Coldfire \*  
> If American precision bombing is as accurate as it was in Gulf War v1.0, there WILL be massive collateral damage, with thousands of civilian deaths as a result.

There has been a revolutionary improvement in the precision of the bombing methods since 1991, although technical improvements alone do not guarantee that there won’t be many civilian casualties.

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**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preview-of-the-horrors-to-come-in-an-iraqi-war/160179/42 "2003-03-10T16:32:51Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Scylla \*  
> \*\*…I have reservations about the war. This eases them somewhat. It seems to me as if the whole country is being held hostage. \*\*

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> \*Originally posted by Klaatu \*  
> \*\*Well **Tuckerfan** , I did hear of a few hanging chads, but apparently they were buried rather quickly. \*\*

Are we still talking about Iraq? 😃

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preview-of-the-horrors-to-come-in-an-iraqi-war/160179/43 "2003-03-10T17:13:15Z")

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Does this make them “hummus-eating surrender monkeys”?

All seriousness aside, it makes sense that both sides would be practicing the skills they expect to use the most.

Of course, any war will be a bloodbath - for the Iraqis. That’s one of the biggest dangers - that after we roll over Afghanistan and Iraq, the US will be too quick to choose military action in future.

Like, maybe, in North Korea.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preview-of-the-horrors-to-come-in-an-iraqi-war/160179/44 "2003-03-10T17:43:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Shodan \*  
> \*\*Like, maybe, in North Korea. \*\*

Or [Iran](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80631,00.html)

I love this _Iran_ may have nukes so we must attack Iraq shit. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preview-of-the-horrors-to-come-in-an-iraqi-war/160179/45 "2003-03-10T20:07:41Z")

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**World Eater** -

Iran isn’t threatening to intervene on Iraq’s side in the near future, are they? FWIW, I haven’t heard anyone propose that the attack on Iraq is tied to Irani nukes.

I still think Saddam will commit atrocities against his own people, and blame it on the US. Or Israel.

If this is too much of a hijack, never mind.

Regards,  
Shodan

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