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You dont begrudge him because he came into your living room. And because his lies were so false and hollow it could be laughed off.

But there is a vileness of propaganda and the vileness of the CNN etc. reporting of it: It gave a 'human face' to the regime that killed so many, in order to deliver their lies; unbelievable to you - but believed by millions of Arabs and perhaps Iraqis too, for a time. truth be told, he said nothing different from Tariq Aziz, or Saddam himself. He was part of the evil regime. And was willing to do it, or he wouldnt have had such high station.

Now, dont forget that if they could have killed 100,000 American troops instead of 100 they would have celebrated it. This mouthpiece was a key part of the war machine and his lies directly contributed to additional deaths, thanks to his 'dedication'. One small example: Just remember the 100s or Iraqis killed in a counterattack on Iraqi airport. Their inability to fight better made them seem more absurd than dangerous, but 150 Americans still lost their lives in this 'easy victory'.

As for his character, I dont really know it, but I do know he did have choices and he cast it with saddam. that is so whatever his other characteristics: I am sure OJ Simpson is a suave gentleman at times and Scott Peterson is a decent neighbor. And I hear Hitler loved animals and children, etc.

Just some cold water 'pondering' on baghdad bob.

Just some cold water 'pondering' on baghdad bob.

It's well deserved. I have thought about this guy quite a bit; yes, he made me laugh, because he was so absurd; but as I have stated earlier, there must be some culpability by him....then I flip over to the other side....and just don't have those angry feelings. Then I try to think, what does God think about this. And I can't believe HE thinks this man did the right thing.....but, I'm not God. I chalk this up to our ability to want to forgive others (a good thing) but it must be weighed against the terrible wrongs one commits. We don't know this man's heart, only God does; it's wrong to murder or be complicit with murder....maybe one day we will know his story. (But, maybe, we just will never really know.)