The Head Judge at his trial(a Shiite,no less)says he was not.
2006-09-14 07:42:24 · 17 answers · asked by mitchegen 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It didn't matter to me and it lawfully did not matter to the US Gov't.
2006-09-14 07:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by Paladin 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The comparisons to Dictator Dumbya beg to be asked. If I call Dumbya a dictator, then so must Saddam have been. The USA has democratic traditions that will just not go away in a day, much to the discomfort and vexing of Dumbya. Iraq has no such traditions so the repression there on the ground for the average person was, (AND STILL IS), more pronounced. Down with Dictator Dumbya!!!
2006-09-14 07:58:20 · answer #2 · answered by rhino9joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't put labels on people that don't want to be labeled. If you do you will miss what is really going on in any aspect of life. In order to beat your enemy you must know who you enemy is. Why do you think we can not win this war. We don't know why the people are fighting us. We think they want to take our freedom but that is just plain stupid. We will never beat them because the American people will never fully support a war the needs to be sold to us every day by our President. If the President has to tell you all the time why we are at war then there is something wrong with the war. I know I got off subject but it plays into our government calling Saddam a evil dictator and terrorist supporter and WMD's all this stuff is just propaganda to support the cause. Every country does it not just the USA but we as Americans should be smart enough not to fall for the bullshit sold to us by our government.
And what is up with all these people supporting the Kurds. Where were you when all this was going on and why didn't the two presidents before Bush Jr do something about this. who the hell thinks we went into Iraq to avenge the Kurds. Dummies
2006-09-14 07:50:50 · answer #3 · answered by DEEJay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's see...kills the Kurds and others who opposed him, waged war on his neighbors, suppressed dissent, muzzled the press, tortured and beheaded the rest, set up a cult worship of himself.
Now, 6 and 4 and 9 and carry the two and divide by the square root of the hypotenuse......
Nope, just doesn't hit minimum requirement for that. I guess he's merely a despot.
What is the criteria for "tyrant"? Anyone know?
[Holy cow, what a load of rubbish from the judge that is]
2006-09-14 07:49:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, well some of our judges have been granted the power to make laws (early 1800s, first major supreme court case), so they are still far from our poor example
2006-09-14 07:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he realized what Iraq is now going through and figured it be best to have saddam back.
2006-09-14 07:47:41 · answer #6 · answered by Enterrador 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was a Puppet Dictator set up and supported by our government.
2006-09-14 07:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by Charlooch 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He poisoned gassed 180,000 Kurds and killed thousands of his own people.
Saddam says (not the judge) that he was not a dictator.
Surely, he wouldn't lie about it. He wants liberals to support him.
2006-09-14 07:51:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on who you ask.
Western world :he was and deserves to pay for his crimes...
Iraq government after him : he was ( that's what the US told them anyway)...
Iraqi people : Saddam who? can't hear you over the daily bombs, guns, rockets .....
2006-09-14 07:48:30 · answer #9 · answered by Jmyooooh 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He also won the election with 100% of the vote a few years ago. LOL
2006-09-14 07:44:16 · answer #10 · answered by Vosot 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He was a man. He comited crimes in his country. He broke his own countries and relegions laws. This I guess makes him a "DICKtator"
and should be tried and punished as one. End Of.
2006-09-14 08:11:58 · answer #11 · answered by simonc12345 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋