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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (33078)	7/1/2004 10:52:27 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) of 81568

Geopolitical equilibrium in that region is the name of the game. Saddam was the biggest source of disequilibrium in the region as he kept launching aggressive wars and intended to do so again when he was freed from sanctions. Even Bush Sr. wanted Saddam out but at the same time there should be a equally powerful replacement for Saddam who would counterbalance the regional power of Iran along with Turkey. He made a mistake in not doing what was necessary to remove Saddam during his administration. Give Iraq 2 years and you will see the Balkan effect, something that happened after the demise of Tito. Speculation. TWT. If Iraq does break up into three states, that is not necessarily a problem for our interests as long as the states are peaceful. This President is obsessed with Saddam. The last three have had no choice but to be obsessed with Saddam because he represented a serious threat to our interests in the region. Future Presidents will not have to worry about Saddam. There will be other issues - terrorism and the Iranian nuclear threat though. In my opinion, Saddam struck the first blow today in court. He is very capable of arousing a Arabic nationalism and pride. History is replete with situations where imprisoned leaders have aroused the masses. I don't know what you think, but when he pointed to the young Iraqi judge and told him not to question the Kuwaiti invasion "because that was to maintain Iraqi pride", that in itself could have turned many a Iraqi towards Iraqi pride and away from the hatred of Saddam. I think Saddam is more attractive to western liberals (because he stood up against Bush) than he is to the average Iraqi. Basic facts - Kurds and Shiites make up 80% of the Iraqi population and Saddam persecuted these two communities very severely. His popularity is weak even among the Sunnis. He was a merciless Stalinist style tyrant who ruled by FEAR and terror. Today, the distaste for Americans is as strong as the distaste for Saddam amongst the Iraqis. While the distaste for Saddam has developed over the years of his brutality, the distaste for the US developed over the course of the past year in the face of deaths of innocent Iraqis, the pursuit of Sadr and several others. I do not form my opinions from reading what the Administration puts out or for that matter what the US press puts out. YOu would have to read the commentaries and the editorials from the World press to get a true picture of the Iraqi sentiment etc. I suspect you rely on excessively anti-American sources. I believe it to be true that the left is only interested in waging war against George Bush. And are prepared to side with America's foreign enemies in order to gain domestic political advantage. Michael Moore, a true popular spokesman for the left, is a prime example.

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