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We wouldn't need to give him a billion; he could simply take some of the billions he already has.

But look at the strange record of some of these dictators. Pinochet of Chile, who in the long run helped transition the country to democracy, was almost tried and jailed. Saddam would want to avoid a similar fate.

My attitude is that if we make a deal with one of these people, it has to stick unless they go back to their evil ways and start buying weapons. But many people think differently, and a lot of the time I don't think that happens, and Saddam knows this.

Besides, if Saddam was a nice guy or could live in peace, he's had ample incentive to do so over the last decade. If I were him, I'd retire and enjoy my harem of beautiful and talented women. There's no reason why he couldn't do that, but he obviously loves bellicosity for its own sake.

I'm afraid that in the end he will have to die.

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You are right. The MISERABLE stupidity of the idealogues who pursued this folly made any future exiles of these monsters virtually impossible, no matter how well justice would be served, how many lives would be saved, and how much treasure returned to the victims. True, the chief perp gets away with it, but at least he isn't committing rape and murder every day and night.