--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Saddam Hussein was our natural ally in the Middle East, as far as > > fighting > > Islamic terrorism is concerned. Hussein repeatedly tried to improve > > relations > > with the US during the 1990s, but the Clinton Administration was > not > > interested. Hussein, unlike what we are told these days, did not > > regard the US > > as a permanent enemy. After all, he was our guy during the 1980s, > > when Iraq > > was at war with Iran, our enemy. Now, when Iran is once again > > emerging (at > > least in the eyes of the neocons) as the big threat in the Middle > > East, we could > > use a powerful, pro-US dictator in Iraq, instead of an Iranian > puppet > > state > > which is the most likely outcome of the current mess. > > Well, we certainly seem to have no problems working > closely with other murderous dictators to further > our own interests.
With the exception of that schmuck Jimmy CArter, any time a U.S. president has worked with "murderous disctators" it has been because the alternative was much worse. If the standard is that the U.S. will only deal with countries that hold a high moral or human rights code, then the list of countries we'd have contact with would be Britain, Luxembourg, and Canada (and Canada is suspect). Jimmy Carter's actions vis a vis Afghanistan and Iran probably contributed to several millions of deaths because of his silly standards. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
