[Fantasywriter]

Saddam Hussein was a sociopathic Sadist. The things he & his sons did to the Kurds & the Iraqis are unspeakable. It’s like what N. Korea currently does to its citizens. Some crimes against humanity are too great to sweep under the rug. Post-Saddam Iraq hasn’t done a good job of governing. That is no excuse for wishing a monster like Saddam back in power.

[rbg81]

That is no excuse for wishing a monster like Saddam back in power.

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Normally, I’d agree with you. Except, maybe, if the monsters who come after him are worse.

[Alberta's Child]

When you're a leader in a sh!t-hole you are either a ruthless, brutal thug or you aren't a leader for very long. Deal with it.

Go back and see how the Hashemite royals in Jordan maintained their power over the years. And those people are considered modern, Western-friendly rulers.

[wetphoenix]

~Saddam Hussein was a sociopathic Sadist. The things he & his sons did to the Kurds & the Iraqis are unspeakable. It’s like what N. Korea currently does to its citizens. Some crimes against humanity are too great to sweep under the rug. Post-Saddam Iraq hasn’t done a good job of governing. That is no excuse for wishing a monster like Saddam back in power.~

You can’t judge societies this way. Saddam’s Iraq wasn’t that much a jewel but it was about 100 times better place to live comparing to these days.