tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30510558.post116749329964873603..comments2023-06-10T05:20:16.484-07:00Comments on Here's To Your Health, America: Well, they hung him....LHwriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890891351498768757noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30510558.post-1167626271030073212006-12-31T20:37:00.000-08:002006-12-31T20:37:00.000-08:00And of course, also, thought at this point I would...And of course, also, thought at this point I wouldn't think it needed to be said again, but obviously does.... I am quite sure there are many dead, imprisoned, and tortured Iraqis and Muslims around the world that would call Bush, that other "butcher of Baghdad", and would be happy to see him disposed of as well. But I know, their suffering isn't valid, because they were tortured, unlawfully imprisoned and murdered by the leader of a free and democratic nation. But if I were Bush and Cheney, even though they may believe there's a separate Christian heaven, I would not be looking forward to who I might meet up with in the hereafter.LHwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890891351498768757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30510558.post-1167625616898508022006-12-31T20:26:00.000-08:002006-12-31T20:26:00.000-08:00All true. Nevertheless, that wasn't the point. H...All true. Nevertheless, that wasn't the point. Hanging Saddam did not make the middle east, or even Iraq, a safer place. And my point was, our botched job in Iraq, coupled with our failure to finish the job in Afghanistan, has empowered Iran, and made the world a more dangerous place for America, Israel, and all the free nations of the world. Hanging Saddam after a poorly run trial merely illustrates to the world that the Iraq government is a puppet of the US, even though that has its limits, as the government admitted to inviting Iranian advisors in after our soldiers caught them. Was Saddam a bad man? Are there many happy to see him go? What I pointed out is how happy Iran was, and if the US and Israel want to join in the celebration, that's fine. For my part, I don't participate when some of my fellow partygoers have called for other friends to be wiped off the face of the earth.LHwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890891351498768757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30510558.post-1167538823902458502006-12-30T20:20:00.000-08:002006-12-30T20:20:00.000-08:00You seem to forget that Saddam paid 10,000 dollars...You seem to forget that Saddam paid 10,000 dollars to each and every family whose relative committed a suicide bombing. <BR/><BR/>He was an early advocate of suicide terrorism, and funded it generously. <BR/><BR/>His last words were encouragement for the same: "Palestine is Arab." <BR/><BR/>I'd venture a guess that most Israelis feel this is justice.<BR/><BR/>Many Shia Muslims feel similarly. It's no coincidence he was called "the butcher of Baghdad."Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331211089963297411noreply@blogger.com