Just for Neal, and don't complain that it is wikipedia - the facts are correct. I had porint editions of Time and Newsweek reporting them the same way at the time of action, and in analysis half a year later.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_uprisings_in_Iraq
Any more desire to score by self-rightously excusing America by saying that you wished for the better, and making it appear as if positive wishful thinking is any better than realism of mine? Becasue that'S what I'm about, and if I can take the present and look further into the future than you do, then that is not my fault, but yours. That was an extremely confused posting of yours, not only the part on the Shia rebellion, but on the UN ,and "bias" etc as well. I'll be away for x-mas visits until late sunday, and your posting made me feeling thankful for that leave.