Post by Steve Gardner on Mar 16, 2008 23:00:59 GMT
I've been making this very same point for a long time. Saddam, for all his obvious flaws, was exactly the sort of person required to run Iraq.
And the other point that stems directly from this is that, if the tactics Saddam employed to suppress opposition to his dictatorship were sufficient to cause us to invade, then how do we justify the murderous campaign we have waged in Iraq in order to quell the civilian opposition to our invasion?
Think about that for a moment.
What makes the claim made in the article even more remarkable is this:
Source and full article: The Telegraph
And the other point that stems directly from this is that, if the tactics Saddam employed to suppress opposition to his dictatorship were sufficient to cause us to invade, then how do we justify the murderous campaign we have waged in Iraq in order to quell the civilian opposition to our invasion?
Think about that for a moment.
What makes the claim made in the article even more remarkable is this:
"I never thought I would say it given that he sentenced me to death," he said. "But I find myself wishing Saddam was still here. Only he had the knack of running this god-forsaken country."
Source and full article: The Telegraph
A prominent figure in the Iraqi opposition movement that helped propel America and Britain to war in 2003 has said the country would be better off if Saddam Hussein was still in power.
Saddam Hussein was executed in 2006
Lufti Saber, once a key lieutenant of the first post-Saddam Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi, has a ringside seat on the new Baghdad regime as an aide to the American-led military coalition.
But the political manoeuvring and administrative incompetence he has witnessed on a daily basis has led the former political prisoner to radically revise his views of the invasion of Iraq.
"None of these people trust each other," he said. "Everything comes down to that. The whole system is set up to ensure that nobody does anything that somebody else thinks is wrong.
"Saddam had a way of rising above that. As soon as he made a decision, it happened. People knew it had to be done. It didn't matter where they were in the country, they knew the floor at work had to be cleaned, just in case Saddam turned up. Now the country is engulfed in chaos and nobody does anything because they all refuse to take responsibility."
