Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (480652)	5/14/2009 11:59:47 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1574509

I personally considered them a horrific sinful action against humanity. The consequences were inhumanly brutal to hundreds of thousands of innocents. Then WTF did you think of the war with people drilling holes in peoples knees and heads before they slowly killed them? He was keeping the mightiest superpower the world has ever known fully occupied... Oh bull shit. We were flying a few flights... big deal, less than practice runs at a typical US Air Force base. The military loves little stuff like that, keeps them in practice.

To: one_less who wrote (480652)	5/14/2009 3:23:39 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574509

The Ba'ath party, which extends across the continent, was strongly supportive of Saddam's regime. The sanctions were deteriorating. Russia, France, Germany and others were undermining them. Arabs, Persians and people of conscience from around the world were critical of the sanctions and wanted them lifted. I personally considered them a horrific sinful action against humanity. The consequences were inhumanly brutal to hundreds of thousands of innocents. You don't know about what you're talking. The Ba'ath party did not extend across Asia ["continent"]. It was only in Iraq and Syria. Persians aka Iranians were the last people wanting the sanctions lifted. And people would have died under the hand of Saddam whether there were sanctions or not. That's the nature of dictators.

To: one_less who wrote (480652)	5/14/2009 3:35:32 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574509

"...he was a broken down dictator with zero power." He was keeping the mightiest superpower the world has ever known fully occupied and caused repeated activations of associated military operations. He had tight fisted control over the region within his borders (remember the 100% approval vote) and defied the superpower US military by installing anti-aircraft missile launchers to thwart the flyovers. Time was on his side since he still had vast wealth that could be used to bring his modern military industry up to par within a short period of time, whenever the sanctions could be overcome. He shouted taunts from the steps of his capital and he had the confidence, people like you would convince America to turn its back and run from him. He was a goal driven man, who had never recognized his own wrong doing, let alone express remorse over it. He continued to threaten other powers and declare his power agenda. He was comfortable letting hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis die rather than cooperate with the world powers who were imposing the sanctions. Why? again because he knew the future would be in his hands if his regime could last the test of time. Those are the facts from the view of a Saddam Hussein who did not accept defeat or your view of him being fully contained. Where did you come up with such nonsense? You sure you're not confusing Saddam with Hitler?