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Originally Posted by roachboy
i have nothing but contempt for the bush administration, and hope that one day bush will himself be held personally to account legally for every death this absurd, illegal war has engendered.
such is my optimism.
as for saddam hussein--who was undoubtedly not a great guy---all the righteous lather expended by the right on him would have been much easier to swallow had it not been known all along that the americans supported, armed and advised hussein very actively under reagan, up to the invasion of kuwait.
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You know roachboy, I'm much closer to your political stance than the Bush supporters, but I think the above comments are unfair.
On one hand to state utter contempt for Bush and wish for him to be held "legally responsible" for military deaths on one hand, and then to describe Hussein as "not a great guy" on the other is just a little too vitriolic for me.
Hussein is a mass murderer. Bush is not.
Hussein was a dictator. Bush is not.
Hussein seized power in an illegal and bloody coup. Bush did not.
Hussein personally murdered several of his opponents by his own admission. Bush did not.
Hussein executed hundreds of his own political party. Bush did not.
Hussein used chemical weapons to murder hundreds, if not thousands, of Iraqi, Iranian and Kurdish soldiers and civilians. Bush did not.
I don't like Bush. I don't like his Administration or his policies. But he's a fucking angel compared to Hussein.
Mr Mephisto