I would be inclined to agree with you....in a law of the jungle sort of way. Mass murders are all relative to your ideological stance don'tcha know. Why can't we just all get along? :^)
I understand the concept, and for the weak getting along is often a necessity, irrespective of values. Of course unlike the realists, I don't consider the US weak. If it's a jungle, we're the big guy. My guess, Sadaam doesn't either, but it's too late to ask.