As despicable as Saddam is, its worth remembering that he is largely a creation of the American military/industry/media.
Giraffe,
I was going to respond to this comment via PM, but I just felt that these sorts of "Blame Uncle Sam" comments are just altogether too common and unwarranted. I'm not into that kind of self-flagellation.
You assert that the US "created" Saddam. Well, I have to ask you why Iraq's military consists of largely Russian and French equipment, with a smattering of South African 155 howitzers..
Now I could see you claiming that Saudi Arabia or Iran under the Shah were largely supported by the US given the amount of equipment we sold to them.
Let's have a little balance on your side as well and realize that quite a few countries have an interest in staking out political claims in the Mid-East. And let's not forget the Russia's current Prime Minister is a former head of the KGB with extensive experience and dealings with Iraq.
There's enough blame to go around without making the US the scapegoat for every two-bit dictatorship. Besides, I don't see a lot of people looking to imigrate to Russia, China, N. Korea or Iraq. Quite to the contrary, I do see quite a few of them trying to make it over here.
We must not be so bad after all. (not perfect, but not so bad)
Regards,
Ron |
