The Iraqi Imams have been making speeches like that against the US for decades, what difference does the date make?
UN Says Sanctions Have Killed Some 500,000 Iraqi Children
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In absolute terms we estimate that perhaps about half a million children under 5 years of age have died
UN Says Sanctions Have Killed Some 500,000 Iraqi Children
I understand that but your proving my point, the Iraqis were already pissed at the US before 2003 when they were invaded. Iraq and Iran are notorious for having angry Imams who preach death and destruction to the US and Israel, and they even have US and Israeli flags as door mats to their mosques in some places.