[Steely Tom]

One thing you have to admit about Saddam: he seemed to know how to run a country in which different Islamic sects live in proximity.

An awful thing to say, but true.

[Steve_Seattle]

"One thing you have to admit about Saddam: he seemed to know how to run a country in which different Islamic sects live in proximity."

Yeah, that's what dictator's do - keep order by terrorizing the populace and denying basic civil liberties. It's always disappointing to see Freepers defend that sort of thing.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

I get it now, ISIS (or Dash) is really the revenge of saddam Hussein. They want to get back at Bush and the Americans who brought down the tyrant. In retrospect it was a mistake to invade Iraq—hindsite is 20-20. Still we must punish IS with more than bombs.