Did Americans appreciate Karl Rove's November Saddam surprise?
959949
Yeah they showed their appreciation.  They slept right through it.\n\nKarl Rove is a genius though *sarcasm*\n\nIf Hell existed, he would have a special place righ beside satan.
845391
It was Iraq.  However, I voted mainly for Republicans.  Saddam and Osama are happy that the Democrats won.  Doesn't that scare anyone?  It scares me.
1158811
the majority of americans are "sheeple" who have been conditioned to accept whatever the media presents to them as truth. look at how many people swallowed bush's lies about the weapons of mass destruction iraq was supposed to have had. i mean they were right, iraq once did have such weapons - our government had the receipts - they sold the weapons to saddam - who btw was trained by the cia - go figure
996960
I for one gave a loud cheer when I heard Al-Zarqari was dead. His death can only be a good thing. \nNow the Iraqi government might get a chance to control the country.\n\np.s. I saw the video of the bombing on the BBC well done yanks a good piece of precision bombing!
897945
I must have blinked..\nI was too concerned with the murders of over 650,000 innocents, rising oil prices, nearly 100 troops killed each month, pedophiles, gays in the closet, \n\nAND Bush rejected by his own party candidates like a pest. Only a stupid starts a war not being sure he'll win it. Serves him well
1109686
Hell no!\n\nNo one has and that was just ONE of the discovered accounts of pure liberalism in the media.  Everyone disbelieves the left-wing controls the media but when an incident occurs, it's quickly covered up by the body count in Iraq.\n\nAll thanks to the liberals in this country, first we can't get an accurate account of the good things in Iraq then when they are caught doing something wrong and dishonest, they will quickly change the topic on air.
124128
No. But my best friend is a Kurdish Iraqi, and she spent 4 months there last year. She had her ups and downs. But what speaks volumes is that she saw her family's oil being taken by US officials with her own two eyes. (she comes from a wealthy family and they have lots of that). She was also staying in a mansion made of marble but there wasn't even any water to flush the toilets with. Pretty depressing.
802864
the trial of Saddam was not done by Iraqis but by the stooges of the USA. every man who has brains know his trial was not transparent.
28201
I would have to say Yes.  If these folks would just listen to themselves and their severly skewed perceptions and ideas they too would wonder about themselves.  The thing I understand least is their refusal to admit truths when presented to them.  Take a look at how they they have acted over Iraq. No matter what form of good news that comes from that region they refuse to accept that this is possible. And Ramsey Clark should NEVER be allowed back into this country unless he tried for treason.
493606
god damn it! did he really? i thought for sure rove was going to get it again
883194
Well the Repubs hope that ths will help them win the elections. That is why they pressured the Iraqis to move up the verdict date to 2 days before the elections. Hoping a November surprise would help them turn the tide.
887010
Getting the verdict on Saddam shows progress in Iraq, a victory talking point. The trouble is Iraqi violence may acutally be up now because Iraqis believe they can influence US elections. Add that to the verdict, and you have quite an incendiary mix. In other words, annoucing the verdict now will likely lead to more deaths in Iraq than announcing it next week would. But announcing the verdict now probably will get the Republicans more votes, which is all that matters of course.
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I"m not a Republican, but I can tell you that they won't be pleased.  Basically, this just goes to show you that the three or four years we've been in Iraq have done exactly what the Dems thought it would...establish a new government opposed to American interference in that government while also increasing anti-American sentiment across the globe.  This amnesty for those who kill Americans will be a big kick in the arse for the Republican Party.
350818
No.\n\nIn my opinion, the US Government felt the Iraq regime was too unstable, too dangerous, and too potentially volatile to be left in place as a detriment to the War on Terrorism. While it seems true that Iraq did not participate in 9/11, it also seems true that Iraq had approached Al Quaeda before and had offered to cooperate; it was Al Quaeda that turned down Iraq, not the other way around. One of the reasons why Hussein was more defiant in the 1990's was because the huge armies assembled for the Gulf War '91 had long since been disbanded.\n\nHistory will judge whether this was a correct or incorrect decision. I understand that a lot of people don't like President Bush. He came into office in 2001 demanding acceptance and obedience from the American people far in excess of whatever mandate he may have received from the election, and certainly has not stopped appearing arrogant. However, I do feel he made this decision with relatively good intentions. Perhaps the problem was that when he pulled his carrier stunt he really DID believe the mission was accomplished.
1079841
It's perfect for Iraqis, which is why we're there. The short-term is difficult for everyone involved, but the long-term will be a much better & freer world for both Americans & Iraqis. Our fate lays together. De Opresso Libre!
834884
Well...I would like to say definitely YES. But then again, as for the public policy (in which here I refer to the interest of the whole citizens of the world) I must say No. Why? Well, the death of Saddam surely will ignite another fire of chaos in our neverending war-world. In short, the death penalty that being put upon him surely will be the beginning of a new seed of destruction. I'll make it clear here...the 'killing' of Saddam as we all thought as some sort of punishment for him for what he had done as well as for justice for those who had been affected by his violent acts is in fact not the last of terror, war or chaos in our world! It will only be the beginning of a more chaotic world!!!\nTherefore, I think sentencing him to prison for life will be much better for the good and interest of everyone around the world. Saddam is merely a human like us. The only matter that differentiate him from us is on what he WAS then and Is now. But this is not enough to justify him to be sentenced to death. Thus, I am on the opinion that we all need to think back. Appeal of Saddam's trial MUST be done. It is the only chance for us to ponder back the coming-mistake that the whole community of man is about to commit!!!
586911
Amnesy International is a less biased source than President Bush, that is for certian. It is amazing that our control of this country has resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians and we have a hard time understanding why people are so upset. We did finance Saddam, as we have done other dictators. It doesn't make it our fault that he did this to his people. I think it is just really interesting that our stated reason for going over there is that he attacked us. When that wasn't true we changed it to weapons of mass destruction. Well... that wasn't true either. Now it is presented as spreading democrarcy... hmmm... if our goal was to protect people from corrupt governments and spread democracy we would be in a lot of other countries...and we would be assisting countries that are starving. Kind of blows that out of the water doesn't it. I respect our troops deeply, that they would put their lives and destiny's on the line for us and I feel sad and distressed that we are not even being honest about why we are ending their lives as well as thousands of civilian lives that we don't talk about in the so called "liberal" media.