Is it becoming clear why someone like Hussein was necessary to control Iraq?

Question

Geroge senior was a smart man he knew the removal of Hussein would create a power vacuum. George senior was a vet-his son was a neo-con-chickenhawk-his invasion of Iraq was meant to create $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (oh yea we wanted to liberate Iraqis-they were suffering more than those in Darfur-yea we could have liberated the North Koreans-they have a terrible dictators )-

Answer 1

You can't have a democracy in a country that doesn't want a democracy. That's basically all there is to it.

Answer 2

If you had lived in the time leading up to and during our war of Indipendence, you would have been a loyalist that believed we should remain a colony of England because doing away with a King would leave a power vacuum in America and therefore it isn't worth it.

You sound sincere, except for your name calling which just minimalizes your position.

It is almost embarassing for me to know that another American would consider that life under such a brutal and despotic dictator could be considered better than the opportunity for self government that America has provided for the people of Iraq.

I don't imagine you would feel this way if it was your family that someone like Sadam tortured or his boys raped or simply killed for reasons you would never know.

As an American, you can think freely and believe what you want to believe. Even hate who you want to hate.

But from my reading of American history, and the brave spirit that was brought into being by those that fought for our indipendence, your view is very un-American.

How could you be so arrogant as to imply that the Iraqi people were better off under Sadam.

What a slap in the face of logic and the lives of brave Iraqi people who ARE fighting for their freedom and liberty.

Answer 3

No attacks since 911?

50,000 a year? Where did you get that number...Bush? We've killed at least 650,000 people. Wow, that sounds like a deal for them.

Didn't they wait 8 years between attacks the first time? Aren't they blowing up Servicemen left and right in Iraq?

Oh right, we are fighting them over there instead of here...OK.

Saddam was the last of three strongmen who ruled since 1958. Each iron fisted, and yes we see the need for that now.

Americans don't understand, the terrorists can wait. Ten years is nothing to a terrorist.

When we get comfortable...BANG! They'll be here. The war won't change that. Does a suicide bomber worry about a retaliation?

Answer 4

Yeah we should have left him in to kill 50,000 Iraqis per year. So his sons could continue to rape 12 yr old girls. So he could eventually wipe-out the Kurds.

How many attacks have occurred on US soil since 911? 0 so we must be doing something right. Who borders Iran to the east and to the west. Hint Iraq and Afghanistan. Who will develop nuclear weapons next. Hint Iran. Who stays North Korea's hand. Hint China.

Where is all this oil and dollars you DA libs keep talking about?

Oh by the way George senior urged the Kurds and Shia to revolt and promised help but never sent it.

ADD: it was less than 8 years between attacks unless of course bombing two of our embassies and blowing a hole in one of our naval vessels do not count. I am sure the hundreds of people that died would appreciate your ignorance. Yes lets retreat back to the Continental US and wait to make a music video with Al-Queda singing give peace a chance as they lop off our heads.

DA

Answer 5

you all seem to miss the obvious answer. history. throughout history iran, iraq, syria, saudia arabia were all contolled by a single force goverment. thats they only way they know how to work. someone has to tell them all the things that are legal and illegal. look at Russia from after the mongols were over thrown the tsars (czar, csar) took over till 1914. after that then stalin and the soviet union. till now with putin who looks like he will reverse that back from a democracy to another totalitarion goverment. France is another country. three monarchies, five republics, and two empires. the key point in all of this is one person calling the shots. We can never "liberate" countries anymore. someone has told these people how to live. so if we go to North Korea and "liberate" them then the exact same thing will happen there as is Iraq.

Answer 6

We put Hussein in power to keep Iran in a headlock. Without Hussein then Iran is out of the headlock can go unchecked and provide instability to the region which in turn affects the control of oil. Oil is the major economic driver in US and the world...the war in Iraq is about oil.

And so when our propped up pitbull (Sadaam) started thinking on his own and wanting to control the region (oil) we took him out. We're betting that free government in Iraq will provide as much of a deterrent to Iran as Sadaam did without all theextra problems.

But in the end it comes down to oil. Iran needs to fear the free govt in Iraq OR we need they need to fear that we will act against them.

Decreasing the dependancy on oil will help and we should do that; however other countries like China and India will continue to purchase oil and it has been said will pass us in consumption by 2020. So this means there will always be a demand for oil, and therefore money spent on oil...so we need to assert a level of control over oil.

I'm not certain a free government in Iraq (without our help) can do that.

Answer 7

That's a roger. Hussein might not have been a nice guy, indeed, far from it. Yet he was no friend to Al Queda and he did keep the Sunnis and Shites from killing each other. Now that he's gone, I fear that we have lost stability in the region and will not regain it any time soon.

Answer 8

Yes, a person like hussein was needed to control Iraq. Iraq is made up fo different clads therefore you need a dominating person who can unify them.

Answer 9

yes, we will need someone who is really tough, even ruthless, willing to take captive, even kill militia members, someone who can speak the language, someone who knows the culture- someone who in several years after we put him in power, we can say is plotting against the U.S. and definitly HAS WMD and then we have this party all over again -

We DID put Saddam in Iraq, Rumsfield was a buddy at one time -

"There are 3 kinds of unknowns, the unknown we don't know, the unknowns we know we don't know, and the unknowns that we DON'T know that we don't know- no more questions- thank you!"

Answer 10

Have you guys lost your minds? Atleast he kept them from killing each other? Did you forget that he used to do the killing. Saddam and has brother killed a lot of people using chemical weapons. Don't argue a point with wrong facts.

Answer 11

Hey I think it is painfully obvious to everyone except a complete moron that Saddam held that country together by gassing and bombing any opposition .
This is the only thing they seem to understand .