Is world better without Saddam?

[abaris]

People are better off when they aren't subjected to the actions and authority of men like Saddam Hussein.  That's not a product being sold, for you to buy.   That we rarely act in service of a just cause until it is economically or politically beneficial has no bearing on the truth of that.  We may be dicks...counting coins and calculating advantage in the polls, but there are folks around the world who have it legitimately bad, even so.

Quite a differnt debate, actually. Can it be called freedom, if you are allowed to be killed as a free person? If you got nothing to eat, not even have access to the most primitive commodities? To grow up in an environment, not offering any chances?

The invasion was more than 12 years ago. There's a whole generation growing up, knowing nothing but violence and poverty. What do you think, they will do as grown ups?

And by the way, these are the current figures from Iraq body count: 151,013 – 170,381.