[mjk19]

I have to wonder if Saddam is really that stupid to give anthrax to terrorists that can be traced back to him. Saddam is a cruel sadistic dictator but he has to be smart to rule Iraq for so long.

[Aquinasfan]

Saddam is a cruel sadistic dictator but he has to be smart to rule Iraq for so long.

I think you answered your own question: sadistic. He takes pleasure from evil. I don't think he can bear the thought of going to his grave without battling the "Great Satan" one more time. The guy just can't help himself.

[Clinton's a rapist]

I have to wonder if Saddam is really that stupid to give anthrax to terrorists that can be traced back to him.

You still don't get it. He wants the anthrax to be traced back to him. Otherwise, the threat to use it has no deterrence value whatsoever.

[not-an-ostrich]

Saddam probably wanted X41 to know he was the one supplying the anthrax. What good is revenge if the revengee doesn't know?

[Nogbad]

Saddam is a cruel sadistic dictator but he has to be smart to rule Iraq for so long.

???

Yeah. He invaded Iran. That was smart, wasn't it? He invaded Kuwait. That was smart, wasn't it? Bright fellow, that guy.

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

Saddam is luckier than he is smart when it comes to foreign affairs. If we didn't hold Israel back in the Gulf War they probably would have gotten him.

[okie01]

"Saddam is a cruel sadistic dictator but he has to be smart to rule Iraq for so long."

If he was so smart, why did he march into Kuwait? Only to get his butt kicked all the way back to Baghdad?

Crazy guys do crazy things.