Trump Praises Saddam Hussein, Says He Killed Terrorists "Well"

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Saganator said:
He also terrorized his own citizens. Amazing how little people seem to know about Iraq and Saddam.
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It was nothing like today's Iraq tho. Putting things in perspective most Iraqi citizens would gladly trade Saddam's dictatorship for the current mess.

I can't even express how much I hate Bush, Blair and their colleagues for their imperialist bullshit war. Destroying the lives of millions. I hope they burn in hell.
 
This is the guy that wants to be as violent as ISIS. And the carpet bomb the region into another power vacuum
 
Well I mean, under Trumps definition of terrorist (re:Brown people) Saddam actually did a fantastic job! No due process and everything! Just boom, done! Need some of that here huh?
/s
 
giga said:
Due process is a thing. And so is state-sponsored terrorism.
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Due process? How many bombs has the US dropped on middle eastern countries?

Not defending Trump or Saddam, fuck those guys. But give me a break. As if US air strikes somehow constitute a fair trial compared to other methods of blowing up terrorists.
 
Rabbi_Vole said:
I never stated Suddam was good or his actions were right or to be mimicked. Just that, when in power, Islamic extremism was kept in check. Of course his methods were horrid.
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State sponsored terrorism can be very destabilizing to the rest of the region as you are allowing terrorists to become more stronger overall as they have a completely safe area to conducted their operations.
 
Hillary's campaign put out a statement on this:

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https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/750528048290598912
 
Yea, dictators use a lot of illegal means to control their country. Who's next? Praising Kim Jong Un for keeping his people so obedient?
 
I can't stand the guy, but that title is ridiculous.

I don't think any quote that starts off with, "Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. He was a bad guy, a really bad guy", can be labeled as praise.
 
beef3483 said:
I can't stand the guy, but that title is ridiculous.

I don't think any quote that starts off with, "Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. He was a bad guy, a really bad guy", can be labeled as praise.
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Eh, it's like saying "I'm not racist, but..." can't be labelled as a racist comment.
 
beef3483 said:
I can't stand the guy, but that title is ridiculous.

I don't think any quote that starts off with, "Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. He was a bad guy, a really bad guy", can be labeled as praise.
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It's still 3rd grade logic. It's on the same level as Hitler's Autobahn argument.
 
beef3483 said:
I can't stand the guy, but that title is ridiculous.

I don't think any quote that starts off with, "Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. He was a bad guy, a really bad guy", can be labeled as praise.
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He's somehow trying to distance himself from Saddam's crimes in order to praise his specific crimes against suspected terrorists
 
Gordon Shumway said:
Ummm..sure!
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I love how it's the same structure:

Trump called Jong-Un a "maniac" during remarks about North Korea's nuclear program during a rally at Ottumwa, Iowa, but conceded, "You gotta give him credit."

"How many young guys -- he was like 26 or 25 when his father died -- take over these tough generals, and all of a sudden ... he goes in, he takes over, and he’s the boss," Trump said. "It's incredible. He wiped out the uncle, he wiped out this one, that one. I mean this guy doesn't play games. And we can't play games with him."
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It is true! Saddam Hussein killed terrorist well.
And Sunni Kurds.
And Christians.
And Shiite.

He is just good at killing.
 
beef3483 said:
I can't stand the guy, but that title is ridiculous.

I don't think any quote that starts off with, "Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. He was a bad guy, a really bad guy", can be labeled as praise.
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If the next sentence is "But you know what he did well?" then I think you can make a pretty good case.
 
Hillary had the news cycle, but Trump couldn't let that stand. Whether its good news or bad news, Trump is always a winner.

beef3483 said:
I can't stand the guy, but that title is ridiculous.

I don't think any quote that starts off with, "Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. He was a bad guy, a really bad guy", can be labeled as praise.
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It's the literal equivalent of "I'm not racist, but..." Saying some words doesn't negate the content that follows.
 
LiK said:
Yea, dictators use a lot of illegal means to control their country. Who's next? Praising Kim Jong Un for keeping his people so obedient?
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About that...

Trump said:
If you look at North Korea – this guy, he’s like a maniac, OK? And you have to give him credit. How many young guys — he was like 26 or 25 when his father died — take over these tough generals, and all of a sudden — you know, it’s pretty amazing when you think of it. How does he do that? Even though it is a culture and it’s a cultural thing, he goes in, he takes over, and he’s the boss. It’s incredible. He wiped out the uncle. He wiped out this one, that one. I mean, this guy doesn’t play games. And we can’t play games with him. Because he really does have missiles. And he really does have nukes.
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umm no hes wrong, he did not kill "terrorists" but there was a government and order, the terrorists came to be becasue the power void and weak government

illegal means, yes but it was in order
 
From a realpolitik standpoint, I understand the necessity of dealing with and sometimes backing strongmen authoritarians. That said, Hussein specifically did fund terrorists, so... probably not the best example.
 
Isn't this basically the "Saddam sucks but ISIS is worse" argument that a lot of people generally agree with in regards to the opposition to the Iraq War?

I remember a lot of people on the left making this same argument in 2003 about how he keeps the worse elements in check (albeit quite brutally).
 
whyamihere said:
I mean, what in there is wrong?
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Hillary just put out a statement that aligns with half of W's justification for the Iraq War. Can one agree with Hillary if that also forces one to agree with Bush retroactively? It might be a cause of cognitive dissonance.
 
Yes, he killed terrorists and innocent people with chemical attacks too. he killed terrorists and started a war with hundreds of thousands deaths in Iran and Iraq too.
 
That man has never had to live in iraq. that chicken shit can say all the fuck he wants about how wonderful dictatorship is without ever having to suffer the consequences. what a callous . Yeah, of course when he thinks about saddam, he's role-playing as saddam, not as one of the thousands murdered and terrorized by his regime.
 
I don't know if being a Trump surrogate is the easiest job in the world or the absolute worst. There is no inbetween.
 
I guess trump just says what sounds good in his head,makes him look strong/tough on crime or something. he's a 70 year old man, i assume the majority of the things that pop out are just reflexive.
 
ChuChu said:
I guess trump just says what sounds good in his head,makes him look strong/tough on crime or something. he's a 70 year old man, i assume the majority of the things that pop out are just reflexive.
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Trump says anything and everything that comes to his head. This is a guy that talked about his penis during a debate.
 
I think the death of foreign policy discussion came with the introduction of the word terrorist as a general label instead of a description of a particular tactic as a means to an end.
 
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