Can anyone honestly say that Iraq is better off now or will be in the near future than it was when Saddam was in power? You don't have to tell me this man was a murdering tyrant of the worst kind. Everyone knows that, we know what he's done and we know his style of "people management".
Western Society has a love affair with this concept called democracy and "freedom". We think because it sort of works here, that it should work everywhere. Regardless of culture and/or religious or historical differences anywhere else.
If you think about your daily life, how often do you converse about the political situation of the country? No often I'll bet. Most of us are going about our daily lives, doing our jobs and dealing with whatever family or local crises comes along.
So do, or did, the people of Iraq. Most of them just want to be able to feed their families, work at their occupations and pray to their God. I think in most cases they were able to do that under Saddam Hussein.
Iraq has no history of democracy, and I think it could be safe to say that few Iraqis even desire it.
Sometimes a Nation needs a Strongman to keep fighting factions from killing each other and to prevent a collapse into total anarchy.
Sure Saddam is a bad man but take a look at what is happening now. I have to shake my head when the British and Americans say they are fighting for Iraqi freedom and to provide a democratic culture.
At the same time they are supporting Dictatorships in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to name a few.
Democracy and freedom have nothing to do with what is going on in Iraq right now.
Iraq is a mess, there are hundreds of innocent lives being lost each week. There seems to be no way out of it.
It's not such a wild idea to consider taking him back.
