Comments on: Reflecting on Saddam Hussein, the man. http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/01/01/reflecting-on-saddam-hussein-the-man/ Changing the world. One blog(ger) at a time. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:00:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Alister http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/01/01/reflecting-on-saddam-hussein-the-man/#comment-1296 Alister Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:14:00 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/01/01/reflecting-on-saddam-hussein-the-man/#comment-1296 @Grey - I am sympathetic to your position more than you realise. Just go thru my posts of previous years to see that. BTW I'm an Aussie. @samia - I can't agree with you that Saddam is a "hero". All I want to suggest is that he may have been little more or less than what it took to hold Iraq together at the time. However I certainly hope and pray (with you) that there is no greater bloodshed after his death, and yet is this not such a key test of what is at the heart of the issue for Iraq in the future: how Shi and Sunni Muslims can cohabit the same "space" over there. I am afraid, in the light of history, that Iraq is in for a very rough ride. @Grey - I am sympathetic to your position more than you realise. Just go thru my posts of previous years to see that. BTW I’m an Aussie.

@samia - I can’t agree with you that Saddam is a “hero”. All I want to suggest is that he may have been little more or less than what it took to hold Iraq together at the time. However I certainly hope and pray (with you) that there is no greater bloodshed after his death, and yet is this not such a key test of what is at the heart of the issue for Iraq in the future: how Shi and Sunni Muslims can cohabit the same “space” over there. I am afraid, in the light of history, that Iraq is in for a very rough ride.

]]> By: samia http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/01/01/reflecting-on-saddam-hussein-the-man/#comment-1295 samia Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:43:58 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/01/01/reflecting-on-saddam-hussein-the-man/#comment-1295 Hi there. Great piece. One of the few times i felt Americans truly understand Arabs. Saddam was an able leader of Iraq for many years. Sure, he may have killed some of his opponents, but don't many third world leaders do that without incurring the wrath of the free world? Saddam is a hero to the majority Sunni Muslims of the Arab world. He is a hero to me. I can only hope that his death does not inspire a massive war between Sunni and Shi3a that will destroy whatever Bush left of the Middle East. Hi there. Great piece. One of the few times i felt Americans truly understand Arabs. Saddam was an able leader of Iraq for many years. Sure, he may have killed some of his opponents, but don’t many third world leaders do that without incurring the wrath of the free world? Saddam is a hero to the majority Sunni Muslims of the Arab world. He is a hero to me. I can only hope that his death does not inspire a massive war between Sunni and Shi3a that will destroy whatever Bush left of the Middle East.

]]> By: Grey http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/01/01/reflecting-on-saddam-hussein-the-man/#comment-1264 Grey Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:41:00 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/01/01/reflecting-on-saddam-hussein-the-man/#comment-1264 LOL. You must be an American. Take a look at your own dictator. He's far FAR FAR worse then Sadam ever could of dreamed of being. More deceptive, more evil, more dishonest. Sadam offered surrender 3 times to Bush. He had no weapons of mass destruction. Bush has now used chemical, biological and nuclear weaponry on the country he dishonestly accused of the exact same thing. Bush has killed 160,000+ and climbing Iraqis, Sadam less then 200 allegedly... you do the math on who is worse! The fact that he was murdered by an unjust and unlawfull court only adds insult. Reason being of course is in a real court at the Hague he could of aired all of Americas dirty secrets. Don't get me wrong. I don't like the guy but my dislike for Sadam pales into insignificant irrelevance in the face of my hatred for Bush and what he's done to America and the rest of the world. God help America, you truly need him now. LOL. You must be an American. Take a look at your own dictator. He’s far FAR FAR worse then Sadam ever could of dreamed of being. More deceptive, more evil, more dishonest. Sadam offered surrender 3 times to Bush. He had no weapons of mass destruction. Bush has now used chemical, biological and nuclear weaponry on the country he dishonestly accused of the exact same thing. Bush has killed 160,000+ and climbing Iraqis, Sadam less then 200 allegedly… you do the math on who is worse! The fact that he was murdered by an unjust and unlawfull court only adds insult. Reason being of course is in a real court at the Hague he could of aired all of Americas dirty secrets. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t like the guy but my dislike for Sadam pales into insignificant irrelevance in the face of my hatred for Bush and what he’s done to America and the rest of the world. God help America, you truly need him now.

]]> By: Kitty http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/01/01/reflecting-on-saddam-hussein-the-man/#comment-1245 Kitty Mon, 01 Jan 2007 14:49:12 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/01/01/reflecting-on-saddam-hussein-the-man/#comment-1245 Great insights Alister! Yes I reckon his journals and reflections would make a very interesting book, and I'd love to read it too! Great insights Alister! Yes I reckon his journals and reflections would make a very interesting book, and I’d love to read it too!

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