jaladhi

Submitted by moderate Muslim (United States), Apr 13, 2007 at 11:22

I am talking about Shia Muslims, not Iran. I was giving you a country, but a country is not necessary. The absolute majority of Shia Muslims condemn Saddam Hussein and his atrocities. These would be the leaders of Iran AND their oppostion. A large portion of Sunni Muslims condemn the atrocities of Saddam, I certainly do and most American Muslims do.

The Sunni Muslims who you see as in favor of Saddam are merely angry about Western Imperialism, a threat that they see as dangerous, given that American troops are stationed in several Arab countries and the intense American support of Israel. They saw Saddam as a man who would stand up to the West, and they didnt want to hear his faults. I am not talking about all Suni Muslims because most condemn Saddam's actions. I am talking about the few who dont. I think that the leaders of Saudi Arabia, however corrupt and wrong they may be, hated Saddam because he threatened their country with invasion.

I think that Kuwait, who was invaded by Saddam, also feels intense hatred for him. I would think that the Kurdish Muslims, living in northern Iraq and to a great extent in Southern Turkey would hate Saddam. I would also think that the Sunni and Shiite dissidents who fled to other countries after Saddam came to power would hate him. The main reason a limited amount of Sunni's inside Iraq like Saddam is because during his reign they had a nice life, they were not negatively affected, and I am talking about a small groupof people. They lived well, and the Americans came in everything fell apart. Chaos was rampamt and they blamed the Americans, perhaps fairly to an extent, and they did not blame Saddam.

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