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<blockquote data-quote="sanzar" data-source="post: 89195"><p>I hate to have to inject the 'realist' line back in to the debate, but it seems to help keep things in perspective when people are getting emotional. </p><p>Saddam should hang, the man was a tyranical dictator that had little regard for human life. That said, in the realm of International politics there are many more (with differing degrees of disregard for life) like him, some friends of the west, some not. The difference comes down to which ones protect our interest.</p><p>I'm just saying this because verdicts like this make people feel all warm and fuzzy as if we're out there 'fighting for good' or something. Yeah, Saddam was a prick, but that wasn't the reason we were after him. Basically I'm just saying the 'moral superiority' present in many of the comments on this thread are somewhat misguided considering the reality of the situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sanzar, post: 89195"] I hate to have to inject the 'realist' line back in to the debate, but it seems to help keep things in perspective when people are getting emotional. Saddam should hang, the man was a tyranical dictator that had little regard for human life. That said, in the realm of International politics there are many more (with differing degrees of disregard for life) like him, some friends of the west, some not. The difference comes down to which ones protect our interest. I'm just saying this because verdicts like this make people feel all warm and fuzzy as if we're out there 'fighting for good' or something. Yeah, Saddam was a prick, but that wasn't the reason we were after him. Basically I'm just saying the 'moral superiority' present in many of the comments on this thread are somewhat misguided considering the reality of the situation. [/QUOTE]
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