Dean once again shows his ignorance -- revisionist history on display once again.
The left's fear (or is it hope?) is that Iraq will become a Sharia based country like Saudi Arabia or, more likely, Iran. Sadaam and his boys tortured women, but at least on paper, women had more legal rights than in other Muslim countries, and apparently did sometimes occupy higher social roles in business, science, and even the military. The rationale is that it's all relative, that Sadaam was bad, that what may come will be even worse for women.
I wonder if the SeeBS showhost challenged him, agreed, or let it slide?
Nonetheless, Dr. Dizzy Dean is the best thing to happen to conservatives in decades, LOL!