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To: redfish who wrote (531564)	1/28/2004 4:33:16 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

That is Ba'athist ideology. I will see if I can find you a citation.

To: redfish who wrote (531564)	1/28/2004 4:44:52 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

There has long been a trans-national irredentist movement in the Arab world. I think "Nasserism" might be a good description of the urge. Saddam merely played upon weak echos of the long-established feeling... nothing new with Arab leaders.

To: redfish who wrote (531564)	1/28/2004 4:55:20 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

From The Weekly Standard: The Baathist ideology requires continual conflict and bloodshed. Saddam likes to call himself The Struggler, and his rule has been marked by incessant strife. He led his nation through a bloody eight-year war with Iran that produced World War I level casualties, a ruthless campaign of genocide against the Kurds, the invasion of neighboring Kuwait, a war with the United States and the rest of the world, civil wars in the north and south of his country, and now another potential war with the United States and its allies over weapons of mass destruction. There has been no respite. The Baathist ideology commands that there be no respite. The Baathist ideology allows no remorse over the mass murder of those who belong to racially inferior groups. Once a dictator assumes the Aflaqite belief in the superiority of the Arab race, it is practically inevitable that he will find his arena for genocide, he will find his Kurds. Moreover, his theory of history will pardon him if he sets out to commit mass murder against lower races, such as Americans. The Baathist ideology demands a revolution in world affairs. The United States and its democracy must be humiliated and brought low so that the dominance of the Arab nation can achieve its final and fitting triumph, and so realize God's plan for the earth. weeklystandard.com