Exactly - "It is also easy to justify war when only hated political leaders are discussed: "Saddam Hussein", "Ahmadinejad", "The Taliban"..."the civilian population, always the main victims in war, are treated as nonpeople".
Once our pols created a boogeyman in Iraq, it worked as planned - many were more than willing to treat Iraqi civilians as "nonpeople".
Don't complain for what you don't have - be thankful you don't get what you deserve.
Irish Proverb