[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.

[Steely Tom]

It's always disappointing to see Freepers defend that sort of thing.

I didn't defend it, I simply made an observation about Islam and the societies that develop where it dominates.

[Little Ray]

Some folks are not ready for self rule. For most of Iraq “democracy” means “If we win, it is our turn to loot.” And you are not going to teach them differently.

In the end, we should not worry about what might be good for the Iraqis, but what would is good for the USA. And, frankly, Hussein was better for the USA than what exists in Iraq now.

[marktwain]

The whole Middle East was much more stable before the Obama Presidency. So much of this is a direct result of Barak’s “Arab Spring”.