[joeclarke]

oops, sorry about that Moneyguy1.

The bit about flinging mudpies was a new thought addressed to the flingers, not a continuation of the assault on your Saddam/Adolph juxtaposition. You ain't a flinger, I appologize that my statement was received that way. Damn internet, you gotta check twice about how statements are likely to be interpreted.

But I do take exception to the comparison of these two characters because it's just too convenient of a path to the damnation of Saddam. We could find parallels to draw between the founding fathers and Hitler if we really wanted to. It's the evil-by-association thing that must be avoided in a rational view of this issue.

If Hitler = ultimate evil (completely beyond debate) and Saddam pretty much = Hitler (based on these obvious similarities), therefore we are fully justified in doing whatever we want to Saddam et al (and justification for such action is implicitly completely beyond debate).

No, I can't get behind that kinda thinking. And the counter-argument that "those who wont learn from history are..." is just more of the same papshmear AFAIC.