have2cit

I'm slightly disappointed by your comments and line of reasoning.

re. Chuck's comment:
How can you determine how Saddam felt about the deaths of his sons? And how can you compare that to Chuck's feelings? This is rather shallow irony, if you ask me.

re. Saddam's crimes against humanity
Not much doubt here that he was fully responsible for the crimes perpetrated under his regime.

re. Hitler/Stalin/Saddam
It's not the same thing. Just as you cannot compare Hitler's regime to that of Stalin, you can't compare Saddam with either of them. Different times, different countries, cultures, backgrounds, circumstances. It's of an earth-shattering simplicity to lump all of them together and it shows, in my opinion, the lack of appreciation for other people's history.
If your definition is the new standard, I'd like to add a few names: Dick Cheney, Noriega, Pinochet, Videla, etc.

re. Shame
I'm not ashamed of any of my thoughts. I don't hate Bush nor his administration. I don't agree with most of his political decisions and I doubt if he has a trace of integrity and sincerity in him. I'm not propping up Saddam, but the claim, that post-invasion Iraq is a better place to live, is major bullshit. I encounter stories of utmost atrocity every week, things that would not have happened under Saddam's rule, how despicable he indeed was.
The only real problem I have is that the US invaded a country which it wasn't at war with, which didn't propose a threat. It's an illegal invasion and illegal occupation, with rather disastrous results so far.

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jrv

If the US had wanted to come off as somewhat civilized and decent, it would have prevented the showing of the death bodies. These are cave-men practices, which do not instill any trust or respect for the 'new' regime.