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[samaelrocks]

We deposed Saddam, not take the country. This episode clearly shows this as fact:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125241&page=1

The Marine Behind American Flag Controversy
Stars and Stripes on Saddam’s Doomed Statue Strikes a Sensitive Chord
B A G H D A D, Iraq, April 10

RSS It took Cpl. Edward Chin just seconds to hang an American flag on the head of Saddam Hussein's statue in central Baghdad, but it's a move that's likely to be debated for years to come.

The mood of Iraqi civilians was briefly muted in Baghdad Wednesday as Chin climbed up and covered Saddam's face with an American flag.

The crowd's loud cheers faded, and in less than a minute the Stars and Stripes was removed from the massive statue and replaced with Iraq's black, white and red flag.


I'll conceed that we did take Baghdad but gave it back within "seconds".