Under Saddam, the average Iraqi could have a steady job, go to school, have a family, weren't they better off?

Question

Yes, he was a horrible torturer, and bloodthirsty.
He used chemical weapons on his own people.
But was GHW Bush wise to leave him in power?
Could only great fear keep Iraq stable enough not to explode?
Look at Iraq now. Total chaos. People fleeing for their lives.

I'm from the planet where we are free to ask pertinent questions.
I'm not sorry that disturbs you, if it does.

Answer 1

Yup.
To them we are the terrorist. They all want revenge now for generations to come.

They filed a bill in Congress to Impeach!

Answer 2

Yes they were. Remember what is important is to realize how well the majority is doing and before 1990 Iraq was a very prosperous and civilized country with a very well-educated citizen base.

Almost every country has minorities that want independence (look at Basques in Spain, Quebeqois in Canada) and other anti-government critics. Yes, it is true that Saddam was an evil person who killed a lot of dissenters, but that is not different from the government in many Asian and African countries. Do we plan to change all of them?

Regardless, have you heard of the idea of a sovereign nation? Iraq was a sovereign nation and one country can NOT intervene directly in the internal affairs of another country, even if Saddam was openly murdering millions of people. By the same token, if Hitler only killed Jews in Germany and Austria, the only power the rest of the countries had was to punish him (and likewise Iraq) economically and politically.

But US has gotten into the nasty old Soviet habbit of intervening in other country's business viz a viz, Vietnam, China, Iran (in 1953) and Iraq (Soviet Union did a lot of this in Easter Europe and in Afghanistan in the 50-70's).

Answer 3

in case you have been a recommend Iraqi decrease than the rule of thumb of Saddam did you're able to desire to undertaking approximately being shot down interior the line with the help of dying squads daily? i don't think of so. maximum of people create a front that Iraq grew to become right into a detrimental place decrease than Saddam's administration. i'm not asserting it grew to become into Utopia, yet there grew to become right into a level of stability for the common Iraqi citizen. in uncomplicated terms the unconventional Iraqis that got down to reason undertaking for Saddam had to be concerned approximately their lives and the lives of their households. Saddam created an phantasm of ability and authority in Iraq that they have got been keen to settle for. That phantasm is now long gone and we could desire to attempt to %. up the products and return order to a rustic torn with the help of civil conflict.

Answer 4

No because if you didn't agree with Saddam,you were killed (just ask the Kurds) Americans have given them the freedom to vote and choose their own government.Their schools are better and their jobs pay more. And they are free.

Answer 5

Those days are gone, and few in the US believe that Bush is doing a good job in the war on Iraq. (28%) The real question is what to do now, so that a regional war does not erupt when US troops leave.

Answer 6

Most likely. That's what Kofi Annan said. Pretty much every one says that. The things happening in Iraq right now are terrible. I can't believe that there are people around the world that support Bush's policies.

Answer 7

In a sense its like Donald Runmfeld said about the media....they need to stop seeing whats happing on the ground and fly over iraq and see that most of the country isnt on fire.....are you serious fly over and it looks ok yell tell that to the guy who got killed yesterday by a car bomb because he was waiting in line trying to find a job o wait hes dead...all in all we are doing no better thatn sadam was

Answer 8

Cat and Dogs mingling!
What is the world coming to?
Oh My God!
{Run around and throw up hands!!!!}
Were the millions he killed better off?
Were the terrorists camps we destroyed better off?
Were the women his sons raped better off?
Were the hundreds of thousands of Iranians and Kerds killed by gas and by bio weapons better off?

What planet are you from?

Answer 9

depends on your point of view,reminder after bush is done with Iraq ,their oil all of it will make then rich,the arabs will be mad and selfish,,,but all these poor Iraq,s will have a higher ,bank account than your average Joe,,,right now its ,death time but the oil ,the precious oil will wait for its time,,,the surviving Iraq,s will feast on the American dollar...I would say that's worth dying for,if you are a Iraqi. cheers

Answer 10

Yes.
Except for the hundreds of thousands that were slaughtered and poison-gassed.
And all the thousands in mass graves that the coalition dug up.
And except for the thousands of girls that were raped by Saddams troops.
A good life.