From: Ad 

Don Hills wrote:
> In article ,
> George Sherwood  wrote:
>> How about the Iraqi's own hatred for Saddam?  In case you missed it,
>> they put him on the end of a short rope and the majority cheered.  This
>> just doesn't match with your "enlightened" Iraq under
Saddam.  How in
>> the hell do you think he kept the peace?  By his great love for the
>> Iraqi people and charm?  By allowing women the right to vote and divorce?
>
> He wasn't by any means the nastiest ruler around, then or now. Gee, I wonder
> why the US chose to "help" the Iraqi people instead of, say,
the people of
> Uganda or Zimbabwe? Wait, don't tell me, I'm sure I'll get it in a minute...
>

& you left out those regions wot're resource rich (i.e. should be on the
list) but are protected by local big powers e.g. Burma, NK etc.


Adam

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