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Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.

I knew that Saddam was not a regular old Islamic fanatic, and I knew that he wasn't a classic Marxist - although he has features of both - but I wasn't sure how he could be described overall. I must admit that I didn't realize that the Baathist ideology was so purely Hitlerian in its emphasis on the "Master Race." Unfortunately, it's remarkable how well this dovetails with the Islamic lust for conquest that's always been active in the Middle East, combined with the left-over bits of extreme Marxist statist ideology that are still floating about in the world.

I hope Brooks gets the word out, because I think it's something most of us - well, most Americans, at least - do not understand very well.

I hope Brooks gets the word out, because I think it's something most of us - well, most Americans, at least - do not understand very well.

I hope we'll all do our part to educate our fellow citizens about what Saddam really is.