tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post116291882958844352..comments2023-12-23T05:39:28.481-05:00Comments on Culture for All: Saddam sentenced to death; the elephant in the room is ignoredRed Tulipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03546144713477594777noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post-1163048806470643872006-11-09T00:06:00.000-05:002006-11-09T00:06:00.000-05:00""""Anyone who doesn't believe that his WMDs were ...""""Anyone who doesn't believe that his WMDs were relocated before the Americans arrived is sticking their head in the sand.""""<BR/><BR/>Is there any real evidence of that at all?<BR/><BR/>Surely if you KNOW they were relocated you should have SOME idea where they went, and if you do I'm sure the military does, so why haven't they gone after them?<BR/><BR/>I don't imagine they could have been relocated too far without anyone noticing, given that Iraq was not exactly able to move around without some small degree of scrutiny.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570533262697579725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post-1163028678868429062006-11-08T18:31:00.000-05:002006-11-08T18:31:00.000-05:00They are currently facing mass terror and are afra...They are currently facing mass terror and are afraid to leave their homes. They never had that under Saddam.<BR/><BR/>Sadaam gassed his own people by the thousands. He cut their toungues out and removed their limbs. I'd say they were probably afraid under his regime as well.Sara's Varolo Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426155944690608196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post-1162990870165740412006-11-08T08:01:00.000-05:002006-11-08T08:01:00.000-05:00Sara,I think there is a good argument to be made t...Sara,<BR/><BR/>I think there is a good argument to be made that Iraqis were better off with Saddam in charge, and so were we. They are currently facing mass terror and are afraid to leave their homes. They never had that under Saddam.<BR/><BR/>Lexcen:<BR/><BR/>I agree about the democracy, but I also think the problem is Islam. Is there a single true democracy in the Muslim world? Turkey hardly counts. Many nations have artificial boundaries. India has artificial boundaries, Israel has artificial boundaries. Somehow democracy works there!Red Tulipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546144713477594777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post-1162979863399953382006-11-08T04:57:00.000-05:002006-11-08T04:57:00.000-05:00I'm inclined to agree with the fact that you can't...I'm inclined to agree with the fact that you can't just impose democracy on a nation like Iraq. Iraq as as nation was created by the old guard of Europe who drew up ad-hoc boundaries and carved up the Middle East into artificial nations. There is no unifying element within such a country. There are no traditions, no social structures, no foundations for a democracy to exist. Of course democracy will fail in Iraq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post-1162960436617338992006-11-07T23:33:00.000-05:002006-11-07T23:33:00.000-05:00Your observation is spot on. If I understand corre...Your observation is spot on. If I understand correctly, their is no time limit for the appeals process for Sadaam. I think he could continue to have judges and lawyers snubbed out for years making the chances of an actual execution extremely remote.<BR/><BR/>Either way, I don't think we could make the argument that Iraq was better off with him. Anyone who doesn't believe that his WMDs were relocated before the Americans arrived is sticking their head in the sand.Sara's Varolo Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426155944690608196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post-1162922702432683962006-11-07T13:05:00.000-05:002006-11-07T13:05:00.000-05:00This is what I said would happen all along. Iraq ...This is what I said would happen all along. Iraq would turn in to a muslim theocracy.<BR/><BR/>Saddam was no friend of the U.S., but theres a good chance that anything that solidifies in Iraq will be MUCH worse.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570533262697579725noreply@blogger.com