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Saddam's Attributes?
Reader comment on item: [Iraqi] WMD Lies
Submitted by Murray Kupersmith (United States), Oct 7, 2003 at 11:41
In addition to hubris and ignorance I would add that Saddam did not believe the US had the nerve for another battle. He believed the US was a paper tiger even after Desert Storm. This was primarily because of the non-action during the Clinton era.Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".
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| The Ongoing Democratic Party Libel [187 words] | Howard Wolf | Dec 9, 2005 01:34 | 29687 | ||
| Maybe because he felt WMD would fetch a better price unused in the open market [42 words] | Cary Watmore | Jul 6, 2005 10:58 | 23145 | ||
| Did Saddam send his WMD's to Sinochem in the PRC? [194 words] | Michael B. Hickland | Mar 22, 2004 15:58 | 14294 | ||
| If Stalin was so inept - why did he defeat 80% of the Germans!? [572 words] | Mark K | Jan 2, 2004 10:31 | 13049 | ||
| Response to another Bush justification policy [168 words] | dfordemn@Yahoo.com | Oct 31, 2003 16:46 | 12032 | ||
| Why didn't he use them. [80 words] | Steve T | Oct 15, 2003 09:59 | 11794 | ||
| Interesting Article. [85 words] | Darren | Oct 14, 2003 14:08 | 11790 | ||
| WMD Lies [181 words] | David Pascoe | Oct 14, 2003 00:33 | 11785 | ||
| It was still neccesary to fight [50 words] | Fenix | Oct 11, 2003 03:11 | 11777 | ||
| It is not the most reasonable assumption [161 words] | Bernard Ross | Oct 10, 2003 16:01 | 11772 | ||
| It was the Russians [166 words] | Joel Sears | Oct 10, 2003 15:38 | 11771 | ||
| More Urgent Problems [54 words] | Bob Klein | Oct 9, 2003 18:44 | 11767 | ||
| 3 | Very well written article [122 words] | Boris Frenkel | Oct 9, 2003 17:50 | 11766 | |
| Hitler vs. Stalin [66 words] | G. E. Wood | Oct 9, 2003 15:47 | 11765 | ||
| Why Did Saddam Hussein Fail to Use WMD If He Had Them? [58 words] | Joseph M. Ellis | Oct 8, 2003 20:33 | 11760 | ||
| Hamartia, always Hamartia! [25 words] | Dr. Dalia Daniel | Oct 8, 2003 18:39 | 11758 | ||
| The Leader and Monster [202 words] | Arlinda DeAngelis | Oct 8, 2003 21:51 | 11756 | ||
| I Agree in Principle [81 words] | Avraham | Oct 8, 2003 17:58 | 11754 | ||
| Delusions [14 words] | Sharon Boone | Oct 8, 2003 16:36 | 11753 | ||
| Yeah, but... [177 words] | Dealton Lewis | Oct 8, 2003 07:45 | 11749 | ||
| Why Saddam might have bluffed [135 words] | Sid Trevethan | Oct 8, 2003 06:29 | 11746 | ||
| Short Memories [53 words] | Tova Mattero | Oct 8, 2003 01:24 | 11745 | ||
| Iraq WMD are hidden [137 words] | Tiger Dunn | Oct 8, 2003 00:48 | 11744 | ||
| Good Work [116 words] | Dan | Oct 7, 2003 23:54 | 11743 | ||
| The War against the West [685 words] | Fred Keller | Oct 7, 2003 23:41 | 11742 | ||
| 1 | A worrisome diversion from the Pipes norm [585 words] | Drew Doxsee | Oct 7, 2003 22:16 | 11741 | |
| What about Iran? [91 words] | Eliot I. Sakols | Oct 7, 2003 22:16 | 11740 | ||
| Was it really fantasy? [153 words] | Akemi Yoko | Oct 7, 2003 22:10 | 11739 | ||
| Saddams hidden WMD [134 words] | Bernard Ross | Oct 7, 2003 20:16 | 11738 | ||
| Look in Syria... [122 words] | Gary Kardon | Oct 7, 2003 20:06 | 11737 | ||
| Russia hid them [140 words] | Paul M. Neville | Oct 7, 2003 18:11 | 11735 | ||
| Devil's advocate? [83 words] | Bob Hunt | Oct 7, 2003 17:53 | 11734 | ||
| Too much hubris and ignorance in the world... [33 words] | Aaron | Oct 7, 2003 16:48 | 11732 | ||
| Saddam's behaviour justified war. [80 words] | Erik Driessens | Oct 7, 2003 15:27 | 11731 | ||
| your reference to Hitler's and Stalin's mistakes are disputable [201 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Vadim Levenson | Oct 7, 2003 15:09 | 11730 | ||
| Dictatorship: a reflection of Arab society [108 words] | Mori Krantz MD | Oct 7, 2003 13:56 | 11729 | ||
| What Mystery [189 words] | yonason | Oct 7, 2003 13:33 | 11728 | ||
| Still looking for reasons to invade [213 words] | Nick Wiesenfeld | Oct 7, 2003 13:23 | 11726 | ||
| Refusal to admit mistakes not unique to dictators [144 words] | Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz) | Oct 7, 2003 12:55 | 11723 | ||
| The propensity of totalitarian demigods to self-inflicted wounds [25 words] | zwie amitai | Oct 7, 2003 11:41 | 11722 | ||
 Saddam's Attributes? [45 words] | Murray Kupersmith | Oct 7, 2003 11:41 | 11721 | ||
| So let me see if I've got this right: [107 words] | Seamus | Oct 7, 2003 11:40 | 11720 | ||
| Deadly mistakes of tyrants [97 words] | george rosenbaum | Oct 7, 2003 11:35 | 11718 | ||
| A side note: [282 words] | norwegianwood | Oct 7, 2003 10:47 | 11716 | ||
| Thanks for saying what the administration doesn't say! [72 words] | Dick Lupo | Oct 7, 2003 09:49 | 11713 | ||
| Regarding [Saddam's] WMD Lies -- notes and comments [417 words] | Roy Flanigan | Oct 7, 2003 08:20 | 11711 |
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