The U.S. Deserves Its Share of Blame for Fate of Arab Christians admin, December 27, 2010January 31, 2025 Huffington Post Jan 3, 2011, Updated May 25, 2011 also Foreign Policy In Focus: It was the second week in January in 1991. I was in the sanctuary of a large Catholic Church in Baghdad. Every votive candle in the place was lit, no doubt in support of prayers for loved ones in anticipation of the massive US bombing campaign — which was to be known as “Operation Desert Storm” – that was soon to commence. A member of our group asked the priest whose side the church would be on in the forthcoming conflict. He replied that “The Church can only be on one side. That of the victims.” Little did he realize that, less than twenty years later, Iraq’s Christians would become among the greatest victims. At that time, there were nearly one million Christians in Iraq… FPIF Analysis Human Rights Iraq Middle East