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Originally Posted by engatwork
The best leader that Iraq ever had is about to be hanged  . He is the kind of leader that a country like that needs.
I agree with GS - he was probably responsible for less Iraqi killings than GWB. |
The guy kept a lid on things but to call him a great leader in any way is a big stretch. He adored Stalin and did him proud. Did you ever see the video of the meeting when he called out the former associates he accused of plotting against him, and had them taken out and shot?
His attacking Iran and Kuwait out of simple ambition and greed was beyond the pale.
Course, at least part of our motive for invading Iraq (most of it, I'd wager) was a desire to keep Japan, China, and Europe our ***** by making them deal with us to get Iraqi oil, with an eye to mounting a duplicate swift and tidy conquest of Iran, placing Iranian oil under our purview as well.
Of course, we're the good guys, so our ambition and greed is different.