Posted on 04/08/2003 5:35:56 PM PDT by knak
There's gratitude for you. Say what you will about ridding the Iraqi's of a dictator; in my opinion, this guy's sentiments are probably pretty typical of the average Iraqi.
This may sound harsh, but you know what? Based on this man's statement, I get the feeling that the Iraqi people haven't been held accountable for this regime. I know, many of them never supported Saddam, yada yada yada. But the bottom line is this: we have previously dealt with two other comparable dictorships in wartime. Germany and Japan. In each case we made the people bear some of the suffering to let them know that they, regardless of their sympathies, were in some way responsible for allowing a mad man to lead them.
It's a touchy subject, and I realize that this case is certainly not the same as WWII, but I'm getting the distinct impression that Islam is as Islam does, no matter who the leader may be.
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