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[quote=Buster;267001]And 25 Million people in Iraq thank us.[/quote]

You can't really believe this is true.

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Well, this thread has evolved as expected. Perhaps the concern being shed for a dude who wacked??????? 100,000+ people could be more usefully spent on the vic's and families of same, or their rights

Re: Saddam hangs
 

[QUOTE=Hog1;267027]Well, this thread has evolved as expected. Perhaps the concern being shed for a dude who wacked??????? 100,000+ people could be more usefully spent on the vic's and families of same, or their rights[/QUOTE]

And we're done ...

Re: Saddam hangs
 

[quote=JoeRedskin;267032]And we're done ...[/quote]

Yeah, it may be time for Matty to shut his own thread down.

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[quote=djnemo65;267011]Hahaha, I must be reading the wrong things because those Iraqis still seem pretty mad at us to me.[/quote]

They should be. We screw up their country, and now they basically have a civil war brewing. Then we execute the one guy that held these two opposing groups at bay.

We have a way of interpreting what we deem to be peace and a civilized community for other countries. It's really unfortunate we put all of our eggs in one basket with Iraq, because now Syria and Iran, and to some extent North Korea have taken note that we've used a lot of political capital and they are most certainly going to continue to pursue their 'programs'.

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[QUOTE=12thMan;267104]They should be. We screw up their country, and now they basically have a civil war brewing. Then we execute the one guy that held these two opposing groups at bay.[/QUOTE]

In all fairness, Saddam didn't so much "hold [the Shi'a and Sunni] at bay" as he made the minority Sunni the ruling elite and tortured and killed the Shi'a while occasionally using them as practice targets for biological weapons.

So yes - He did maintain civil peace.

There is a civil war in Iraq mainly b/c of: 1) the decades of Sunni repression of the Shi'a; 2) the Shi'a's desire for revenge and power; 3) the US administration's incredibly misjudgment as to the depth and breadth of the divisions and hatred hidden by Saddam's vigorous repression.

Oh, and don't forget the Kurds (another group "held at bay" by Saddam).

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[QUOTE]Oh, and don't forget the Kurds (another group "held at bay" by Saddam). [/QUOTE]

they dropped the saddam vs the kurds charge today according to cnn.i'd like to know how the hell they were prosecute the man since he's dead and all???

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its on youtube. the actual thing. no joke

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tVG5_F5Ado[/url]