Deno,

The question of “why are so many people there serving Saddam“ is ultimately difficult to answer to people who have no children, and is obvious to those who do. Why did people help the rulers of the Soviet Union? Why do people help the rulers of the Communist China? Why did people help the rulers of the Third Reich? Why did people help Idi Amin?

People aid and abet evil because they had and have to get by.

If you have a wife and children, it is much, much easier to hold one’s tongue than if you don’t. You drag ‘em out of bed in the morning, wash and feed ‘em, take them to and from school, talk about their day, wrassle and hug ‘em in the evening, feed ‘em again, and then tuck ‘em into bed at night.

One well placed bullet will steal their and your future forever. You can never get ‘em back. Ever.

The bad guys have the guns. You don’t. They often have the food. You don’t. What would you do? I know what I’d do; I’d toe the line.

Do you believe that the average Iraqi holds Saddam Hussein high as a leader. Have you ever spoken to an average Iraqi? They speak Arabic, you know. What you have heard is that 100% of the people who voted in Iraq’s last election voted for Saddam Hussein? Does that seem reasonable to you?

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Eudaimonia