Thread: Saddam Hussein captured.

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    Great news!

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    Wonder what will happen to him now.

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    Originally posted by SourceCode
    Wonder what will happen to him now.
    The americans are soupoused to hand him to the Iraquis so that he can be taken to that court they set up to be judged for crimes against humanity, but they've not decided when that'll be yet.
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    They'll transfer him after they have setup the "accidental" killing of him for the in transit time during the transfer.

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    Between this and the economy's upturn, I will not be looking forward to the next four years.
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    he looks like my 3rd grade teacher, Mr. Washburn. Interestingly enough, my 3rd grade teacher threw chalk at the children when they were talking and would not shut up. Maybe they're the same person.

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    We got the bastard!
    Away.

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    I wonder when we'll capture Osama Bin Hiden and Ricky Martin.

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    Bush.ApprovalRating++;


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    Now where are the WMD oh wait bush will find those in 2004 right before the election...
    Q: Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?
    A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction.
    Q: But the inspectors didn't find any weapons of mass destruction.
    A: That's because the Iraqis were hiding them.
    Q: And that's why we invaded Iraq?
    A: Yep. Invasions always work better than inspections.
    Q: But after we invaded them, we STILL didn't find any weapons Of mass destruction, did we?
    A: That's because the weapons are so well hidden. Don't worry, we'll find something, probably right before the 2004 election.
    Q: Why did Iraq want all those weapons of mass destruction?
    A: To use them in a war, silly.
    Q: I'm confused. If they had all those weapons that they planned to use in a war, then why didn't they use any of those weapons when we went to war with them?
    A: Well, obviously they didn't want anyone to know they had those weapons, so they chose to die by the thousands rather than defend themselves.
    Q: That doesn't make sense. Why would they choose to die if They had all those big weapons with which they could have fought back?
    A: It's a different culture. It's not supposed to make sense.
    Q: I don't know about you, but I don't think they had any of those weapons our government said they did.
    A: Well, you know, it doesn't matter whether or not they had those weapons. We had another good reason to invade them anyway.
    Q: And what was that?
    A: Even if Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein was a cruel dictator, which is another good reason to invade another country.
    Q: Why? What does a cruel dictator do that makes it OK to Invade his country?
    A: Well, for one thing, he tortured his own people.
    Q: Kind of like what they do in China?
    A: Don't go comparing China to Iraq. China is a good economic competitor, where millions of people work for slave wages in sweatshops to make U.S. corporations richer.
    Q: So if a country lets its people be exploited for American corporate gain, it's a good country, even if that country tortures people?
    A: Right.
    Q: Why were people in Iraq being tortured?
    A: For political crimes, mostly, like criticizing the government. People who criticized the government in Iraq were sent to prison and tortured.
    Q: Isn't that exactly what happens in China?
    A: I told you, China is different.
    Q: What's the difference between China and Iraq?
    A: Well, for one thing, Iraq was ruled by the Ba'ath party, while China is Communist.
    Q: Didn't you once tell me Communists were bad?
    A: No, just Cuban Communists are bad.
    Q: How are the Cuban Communists bad?
    A: Well, for one thing, people who criticize the government in Cuba are sent to prison and tortured.
    Q: Like in Iraq?
    A: Exactly.
    Q: And like in China, too?
    A: I told you, China's a good economic competitor. Cuba, on the other hand, is not.
    Q: How come Cuba isn't a good economic competitor?
    A: Well, you see, back in the early 1960s, our government Passed some laws that made it illegal for Americans to trade or do any business with Cuba until they stopped being
    communists and started being capitalists like us.
    Q: But if we got rid of those laws, opened up trade with Cuba, and started doing business with them, wouldn't that help the Cubans become capitalists?
    A: Don't be a smart-ass.
    Q: I didn't think I was being one.
    A: Well, anyway, they also don't have freedom of religion in Cuba.
    Q: Kind of like China and the Falun Gong movement?
    A: I told you, stop saying bad things about China. Anyway, Saddam Hussein came to power through a military coup, so he's not really a Legitimate leader anyway.
    Q: What's a military coup?
    A: That's when a military general takes over the government of a country by force, instead of holding free elections like we do in the United States.
    Q: Didn't the ruler of Pakistan come to power by a military coup?
    A: You mean General Pervez Musharraf? Uh, yeah, he did, but Pakistan is our friend.
    Q: Why is Pakistan our friend if their leader is illegitimate?
    A: I never said Pervez Musharraf

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    This doesn't change the fact that the U.S. and coalition occupation of Iraq is not going particularly well. Now the leader of a government that committed crimes against humanity has been captured; that's still the past.

    What is President Bush's plan for dealing with the continued difficulties in Iraq? Maybe it's more isolation from traditional allies and the continued reliance on U.S. brute force. Yes, we can all be very happy that George W. Bush has a distraction from the real issues.
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    Code:
    void main()
    {
    
    CPresident *Bush= new CPresident; // As of 2000
    CDictator Saddam;
    
    if( Capture(Saddam) ) Bush->ApprovalRating++;
    
    
    delete Bush;   // When assassinated
    }
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    A: For political crimes, mostly, like criticizing the government. People who criticized the government in Iraq were sent to prison and tortured.
    Q: Isn't that exactly what happens in China?
    A: I told you, China is different.


    China is a little different. They dont gas their own country. They don't murder people for opposing the goverment along with the families. Zero. For someone a lot older than me you should know that.
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    I wonder if we'd be able to invade china. I mean, they actually have a military and technology, plus they're so big and far away that occupying might not be feasible. So Zakk you're right we should nuke everybody, I'm convinced.

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