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To: Neocon who wrote (119892)	11/18/2003 12:07:22 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It is said that dictators surround themselves with Yes-men... indeed, some articles I read describing people's meetings with Saddam show that he was the one to do all the talking, and his guests - all the nodding. Lack of real feedback can get one disoriented, like in case of Stalin, who for some time considered Hitler a kindred soul. (Stalin was right, it's just that their interests didn't fit together). Speaking of Yes-men... It is easy to deny them respect... but how many people do you know who stood in front of a man who could destroy them, their families and friends - just because of a fleeting thought - or an impulse.