[Stultis]

Yeah, right.

Your (apparent) opinion that Saddam was not ripping off the Iraqi people and diverting oil money and oil for food resources to arms, palaces and patronage to murderous thugs, rapists and torturers is duely noted.

[Michael81Dus]

Why that "not"? Saddam has taken money for his own advantage (such as building bunkers, palaces), tried to buy WMD materials, etc.