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Originally posted by HardDrive
Wow. That sucks.

Strange how we can really have good aims, but be so incapable of understanding the subtle issues, and thus our message is lost in a sea of anger.

In a time when sectarian violence is raging, Saddams executioners taunt him with *****e taughts. Saddam responds to them, admonishing them that sectarianism is tearing Iraq apart.

The average American (not knowing arabic) sees in the news that Saddams excutioners 'taughted' him. The press says that he was 'defiant until the end."

Well, yeah, but they did not shout "To avenge your victims!". They shouted *****e taughts. The arab world sees this, and it causes outrage. They see the entire execution, and see an old man being snuffed by masked *****e thugs. It makes the entire trial seem like a kangaroo court. And because the entire process has the US stamp of approval all over it, Sunni's are inflamed even further.

We can do 90% of the things right, but its that 10% where we just fail to understand the problem that kills us.

If you really want to cease being "incapable of understanding the subtle issues"...and understand why the taunts were overwhelming Shiite...you must realize that the Shiites were the main victims of Saddam...at least in recent years. The Sunnis were a wealthy and protected class under his reign of terror. What did you expect from the Sunnis? Perhaps..."we are really pissed for all the years you treated us so much better than the Shiites and Kurds?"
Any words by Saddam about being Sectarian ring pretty hollow as he was the ultimate sectarian. And treated other sects like dirt...stealing from them and murdering them at will. Funny how some folks will take the words of someone like Saddam at face value...but try to convey some sort of false motive behind everything their own leaders say or do.
You are right, it is "that 10% where we just fail to understand the problem that kills us."