tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post8087322391459392060..comments2024-03-23T06:43:45.246+10:00Comments on 1735099: Disease and CureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-71023913800267176502013-03-24T18:11:22.072+10:002013-03-24T18:11:22.072+10:00"It was a small step in Iraq's agonisingl..."It was a small step in Iraq's agonisingly slow recovery a decade after what the bishop described as an unnecessary "invasion and occupation"of Iraq by a US-led military coalition." <br />Add one more to the list of people that have a similar view to yourself. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-61206208598753613672013-03-24T18:07:31.669+10:002013-03-24T18:07:31.669+10:00"It's all in your mind."....and your..."It's all in your mind."....and your post was designed to put it there.<br />"The article came from The Catholic Leader remember".....that's what I said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-17914150961924103652013-03-23T19:31:37.431+10:002013-03-23T19:31:37.431+10:00in a way designed to seek sympathy for displaced c...<i>in a way designed to seek sympathy for displaced christians?</i><br />It's all in your mind.<br />The article came from <i>The Catholic Leader</i> remember.<br />1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-76493164717396963202013-03-23T18:40:52.829+10:002013-03-23T18:40:52.829+10:00"Whether the victims of the war are Muslims o..."Whether the victims of the war are Muslims or Christians matters very little, as far as I'm concerned"<br />Then why post this in a way designed to seek sympathy for displaced christians?<br />Pictures of a bloke in a frock and references to a cult publication????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-32515400718027992822013-03-23T10:41:50.569+10:002013-03-23T10:41:50.569+10:00Whether the victims of the war are Muslims or Chri...Whether the victims of the war are Muslims or Christians matters very little, as far as I'm concerned.<br />Ten years on, and with the benefit of historical hindsight, it's quite obvious that the average Iraqi is no better off after 2003 than he/she was before.<br />You'd have to ask whether going to war on a lie and to "get square" for 911 was worth it.<br />There'd be many American and Iraqi families who wouldn't think so.<br />They'd agree that the whole dodgy episode was a waste of blood and treasure.1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-45534661804836859762013-03-21T17:58:47.942+10:002013-03-21T17:58:47.942+10:00Gee anonymous, considering more Muslims are dying ...Gee anonymous, considering more Muslims are dying as a result of all this internal termoil, it is surprising that anyone lives in Iraq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-63231451209801930842013-03-20T15:36:34.307+10:002013-03-20T15:36:34.307+10:00Given Christians are being murdered by Islam fundi...Given Christians are being murdered by Islam fundies it should surprise no one they are leaving Iraq, well those that are still alive that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-74627421730381230562013-03-19T14:55:16.981+10:002013-03-19T14:55:16.981+10:00I would guess then that the bulk of movement of Ir...I would guess then that the bulk of movement of Iraquis (generally) has been post 2003. My bet is that there are more muslims in that movement than cristians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-26781578966226331212013-03-19T09:09:20.633+10:002013-03-19T09:09:20.633+10:00From your article:
According to Church sources, ...From your article: <br /><br />According to Church sources, the number of Christians in Iraq have plummeted from 1.4 million in 1987 to perhaps fewer than 250,000 today<br /><br />Start Date = 1987<br /><br />1987 < 2003<br /><br />A quick glance at Wikipedia tells me that there were 800000 Christians in Iraq in 2003. What happened to 600000 Christians between 1987 and 2003? Why does your article about post-invasion Iraq use a start date for stats during the Iran-Iraq War. It's dodgy. Richard Sharpenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-55048606825508162662013-03-19T08:07:52.650+10:002013-03-19T08:07:52.650+10:00Not really. Check any statistical database on the ...Not really. Check any statistical database on the movement of Iraqi Christians, and you'll note that the bulk of it has occured post 2003.1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-10496068416038910522013-03-18T20:20:39.173+10:002013-03-18T20:20:39.173+10:00"So there are over a million Christians worse..."So there are over a million Christians worse off since the invasion"<br /><br />No, it means a there are over a million fewer Christians living in Iraq than there were in 1987. Given that the invasion of Iraq didn't occur until 2003, that's quite a leap.Richard Sharpenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-72603795660282714952013-03-18T19:26:01.032+10:002013-03-18T19:26:01.032+10:00I doubt that it makes much difference whether you&...I doubt that it makes much difference whether you're Muslim or Christian. If you have to leave the country because the security situation is untenable, things have not improved. My point is the rapid decline of the security situation after the invasion.<br />I heard an interview with an Iraqi grandmother today.<br />When asked what has been lost and gained by the intervention of the Coalition of the Willing, she replied - "We have gained freedom and lost security".<br />When asked which she valued more, she replied "security".<br />This may have had something to do with the fact that seven members of her family have been killed in violence since 2003.1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-558050033047000672013-03-18T16:24:36.529+10:002013-03-18T16:24:36.529+10:00You miss my point.....what makes Christians more i...You miss my point.....what makes Christians more important than the other Iraquis who find themselves in the same boat? The majority of victims in these bombings are Muslims and I doubt that you can give figures that indicate otherwise. Therefore it is more dangerous to be Muslim than Christian.<br />The choices of the Christian believers are highlighted in a way to indicate that Christians are targeted. No facts have been put forwarded to indicate that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-32275097986556124762013-03-17T18:54:46.152+10:002013-03-17T18:54:46.152+10:00Christians are a minority
Precisely. Minority grou...<i>Christians are a minority</i><br />Precisely. Minority groups are no longer safe in Iraq.<br />See - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_Iraq1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-45270387995599296192013-03-17T14:58:05.814+10:002013-03-17T14:58:05.814+10:00"Many Christians who fled the south have not ..."Many Christians who fled the south have not stayed in the north either because they have been unable to find jobs or housing or because they have been reluctant to settle in a region that continues to experience sporadic violence. Bomb attacks in Kirkuk and Tuz Khurmatu last month left at least 30 people dead and more than 200 wounded. The violence was politically motivated."<br />Substitute muslims for christians in this statement and give figures for dead and wounded according to religious background. Christians are a minority.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com