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The VAST majority of the deaths were from sectarian violence.

• jokowueu 10mo ago
  That was caused by a power vacuum and US's intentional act to oust the Ba'ath Party, remove all control from a country and it will fall to chaos especially when blood feuds are involved .
  • UltraSane 10mo ago
    This response seems to remove all agency from the actual people killing each other.
    • hersko 10mo ago
      This seems to be a theme of people with certain political inclinations. "It's really America's fault they're blowing themselves up in crowded markets because...."
• cess11 10mo ago
  After toppling Saddam Hussein the US took political control in the country and decided who got to decide what. The slaughter that followed was a direct and rather predictable result of this.