The Left said that having Saddam in power in Iraq kept terrorism there down. Never mind that he raped, tortured, and murdered civilians to keep them cowering in fear (or buried in graves).
Saddam was the Left’s boy when he was engaged in a war against Bush.
That very well may be but it is a certainty that CBS (with Gunga Dan) and, especially, CNN helped keep Saddam shielded and shaped his PR for him. In fact, CNN paid for the privilege of licking his boots.
Free Press? Nah. Just high priced presstitutes.