Good grief.
96SE and BP....
The reason why Hitler got so big is because the U.S. and the rest of the world's attitude towards him was identical to what yours was to Saddam.
According to you, Saddam wasn't a real threat. Hitler wasn't considered a real threat either, hell, he even promised not to invade anybody (silly silly) and we believed him. When he got to power in the 20s, Germany was piss poor from losing WWI. And I mean PISS POOR. They not only lost the war, but they had to pay for it. I'll let you read up on the Treaty of Versailles to find out how fugged Germany was in the 1920s and 30s, just because of the treaty alone.
Fast forward 15 years, and Hitler violates the Treaty. 3 years later war starts.
So, in 18 years, Hitler managed go from a NOBODY to WWII.
Saddam is similar, but to his advantage:
-has oil, unlike Hitler
-has Anthrax and possibly WMDs, unlike Hitler
-has more money than Hitler
Sorry, not gonna stick around to find out what Saddam is capable of, nor do I wanna know if he could REALLY be compared to Hitler in terms of casualities. The similarities could then be endless.
But, I rest my case, seems like you guys and the UN were willing to give him as much time as he wanted, only to eventually find out WWIII has started. Oops.
Then, of course, you'd cry foul for us not taking action before all hell broke loose.
It's 1:30am, and I'm tired. This post could have been a lot better, or worse for that matter.
-John
