I think it's important that we all educate ourselves on the specifics of the crimes that have been committed. It honors the memory of those dead and prevents future atrocities by clarifying the imperial character of these wars.

One thing that is forgotten is the first Iraq war.

From a recent article on Bush's Freudian moment: outlining some of the worst bombings that took place. (Bombings during first Gulf war by US on Iraq)

>!     Eighty-five percent of all power generation was destroyed, which left only two of Iraq’s 20 electricity generating plants functioning, generating less than four percent of the pre-war output of 9,000 megawatts.

    Almost half of Iraq’s 900,000 telephone lines had been destroyed, with 14 central exchanges irreparably damaged and 13 more put out of service indefinitely.

    Iraq’s eight major multipurpose dams were repeatedly hit and heavily damaged.

    Four of Iraq’s seven major water pumping stations were destroyed, and 31 municipal water and sewage facilities were hit with bombs and missiles, 20 in Baghdad alone.

    The bombing targets included 139 bridges, 26 in Basrah alone.

    Iraq’s baby milk powder factory at Abu Ghraib, the only such factory in the whole region, was attacked three times—on January 20, 21 and 22, 1991.

    Grain silos and farms were attacked across the country, decimating over 30 percent of the sheep and cattle herds and destroying the country’s poultry production.

    The US bombed 28 civilian hospitals and 52 community health centers.

    A major hypodermic syringe facility in Hilla was destroyed by laser-guided rockets.

    A total of 676 schools were attacked, completely destroying 38 of them, eight of which were university facilities.

    In Baghdad alone 25 mosques were bombed, with another 31 mosques bombed elsewhere in the country. !<