Comments on: Christopher Hitchens, 1976: Saddam a “visionary” http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/07/10/christopher-hitchens-1976-saddam-a-visionary/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:37:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: westy http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/07/10/christopher-hitchens-1976-saddam-a-visionary/comment-page-1/#comment-164853 westy Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:04:25 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/07/10/christopher-hitchens-1976-saddam-a-visionary/#comment-164853 it's hard to regard this 1976 piece as an appraisal of saddam as saddam didnt actually seize power in iraq until several years after hitchen's article.....the chronology doesnt quite fit. it’s hard to regard this 1976 piece as an appraisal of saddam as saddam didnt actually seize power in iraq until several years after hitchen’s article…..the chronology doesnt quite fit.

]]> By: Ambi http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/07/10/christopher-hitchens-1976-saddam-a-visionary/comment-page-1/#comment-82296 Ambi Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:52:46 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/07/10/christopher-hitchens-1976-saddam-a-visionary/#comment-82296 This is foolishness at its best. The fact that Saddam was praised some 31 years ago as bright shining light, and fast forward to 2002 still leading a country is good case for a vicious tryant label. Iraq is not his private property, the fact that he has deprived that same dream that he hold's on to and was willing to die for, from other's is a good case for war, you probably will not think so, because in my view you have lost the ability to think. Or may be Mr Hitchens like others simply grew up. I am optimistic that one day you too will. This is foolishness at its best. The fact that Saddam was praised some 31 years ago as bright shining light, and fast forward to 2002 still leading a country is good case for a vicious tryant label. Iraq is not his private property, the fact that he has deprived that same dream that he hold’s on to and was willing to die for, from other’s is a good case for war, you probably will not think so, because in my view you have lost the ability to think. Or may be Mr Hitchens like others simply grew up.

I am optimistic that one day you too will.

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