It is quite well established that Saddam Hussein admired and modeled himself and his regime after Stalin. Even the NYT acknowledges it. Try a websearch with "Saddam Stalin" as the terms. Saddam copied Stalin's methods for establishing absolute dictatorship. This doesn't mean he used that power to establish communism.
and USA did not control Western Europe (UK, France are good examples). The exception was Germany where the denazification had to take place.
As I said, "those areas of Europe and Asia we controlled".
But US control was much stronger in Central America where plenty of dictatorships had friends in Washington.
What's your point? That America employed realpolitik? Sure it did, and in most of the places where we supported "our bastard", it turned out to be a grave error. So why do you advocate the same failed policy for the Middle East?
Could the stable American democracy/republic be established by the occupying foreign (of differen language and culture like Spain or Turkey) power in XVIII century?
This is 2005, not 1705. The world has had over two hundred years to see the benefit of Democracy over Kings, regardless of the language they speak. If a totally foreign culture like Japan's can adopt it successfully, anyone can.
Do you and NYT deny the fact that under Saddam half of population was armed, all religions were free to flourish and numerous private businesses were functioning? Growing the mustache a la Stalin does not change these facts.
I am sorry, but you have no clue what the hard core Stalin's regime was. I recommend you start with reading Archipelago Gulag.
Sure it did, and in most of the places where we supported "our bastard", it turned out to be a grave error. So why do you advocate the same failed policy for the Middle East?
Why failed? In several places the spread of Communism was stopped by the US supported dictatorships. Would you have rather have Latin America to be ruled by Che Guevara?
The Iran fell to Islamists after dictator/shah was abandoned and Vietnam started to fall to Communists after Diem was killed with approval of Kennedy.
This is 2005, not 1705. The world has had over two hundred years to see the benefit of Democracy over Kings
Human nature did not change. BTW, Democracies/republics existed before 1705 and EACH time if allowed to last long enough and prosper they evolved into monarchies/empires.