[samtheman]

Saddam was a brutal and murderous dictator, but as a secular Sunni who ruled with an iron, bloody fist, he was able to crush the fundamentalist threat.

And in that part of the world he was the best we could ever hope for. We pretty much poked ourselves in the eye with all those purple fingers.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“And in that part of the world he was the best we could ever hope for. We pretty much poked ourselves in the eye with all those purple fingers. “

Same with Qaddaffi and Assad. They were murdering dictators, but pikers compared to this bunch.