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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Its also sad that you blame the US for crimes and wish these people were back in Saddams hands. Its the only logical conclusion. If people like you were in control Iraq would still be in Saddams power and more images of the above would be occuring. I find that disgusting.
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Ahhh, the latest Wingnut meme.....liberals wish Saddam was back in power because of their opposition to the war. Of course, this ignores the shifting justifications for said war, from WMD to terrorist links and, finally, for the good of the Iraqi people. That last excuse didn't emerge until the other excuses had blown away in the desert wind. Would the American people have okayed the invasion of Iraq if "spreading democracy" was the only justification? Probably not. Is George Bush really concerned about the spread of democracy and the plight of oppressed people world-wide? Considering the company he keeps, probably not (if you look at the flow of American foreign aid, it disproportionately flows to dictatorships and banana republics...this is true under Democrat presidents as well). Realpolitik is realpolitik. It takes a true believer not to see the light glaring through the giant holes in that argument.
Accusing "liberals" of pining for Saddam is a nice diversion from questions about the disinformation campaign that got us into the war, but it has little to do with reality.