[Master Belisarius]

Originally posted by TerranC:
Are you saying that Saddam should be commendated for invading a neighboring country, killing thousands of people in a war they started and they lost, and putting the world into an Oil shortage just because the guy he was fighting against was "evil"?
I hope you aren't.

I'm saying that occident (USA included), helped Saddam to fight against Iran during the 80's. It's a fact, and if you want my personal view, don't think was good.
I'm saying that at the end of the GW1, he was not demoted, and occident let him to continue with their crimes.
I'm saying that people who died under his bloody rule, died (specially after GW1) because occident was "looking to other place".
I'm saying that to use the argument that Saddam killed more people during his government than this War, when for action or for omission, occident was his "accomplice", is in my view absurd.

Edit: added a few things, and removed the Last phrase, because I don't wanted be aggressive but after read the post again, it looked to me something "violent".

[ April 16, 2003, 01:32: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]