Trump praises Saddam Hussein's approach to "terrorists", sez Attn Gen took bribe

[yllus]

Here's a video clip of Trump's speech in which he says:

"Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? He was a bad guy. A really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them the rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists, it was over."

Surely the right model to follow in the West's own dealings with terrorism.

Then in the same speech...

Trump now is accusing the sitting Attorney General of accepting a bribe from the Democratic nominee for president and a former president.

If we hadn't reached the level of completely absurd, we sure as hell are seeing it now. A banner day for Trump and Trump supporters.

 

[Jhhnn]

C'mon, Donald! Don't crack before you get the Nomination! You'll spoil the show!

 

[rudder]

Surely the right model to follow in the West's own dealings with terrorism.

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Interesting... I did not know terrorists were read their rights before getting bombed by a drone. Maybe all those innocent bystanders wouldn't get killed if the terrorists that just got read their rights before a drone strike will tell the people next to them to step away.

A lot of stuff to criticize trump for... But might want to consider what your buddy in the White House has been doing for almost 8 years.

 

[feralkid]

Interesting... I did not know terrorists were read their rights before getting bombed by a drone. Maybe all those innocent bystanders wouldn't get killed if the terrorists that just got read their rights before a drone strike will tell the people next to them to step away.

A lot of stuff to criticize trump for... But might want to consider what your buddy in the White House has been doing for almost 8 years.

I think you need to read what he said again.

 

[Brian Stirling]

In fairness to Trump, and I say this with displeasure, the fact is that the Middle East has only known strongmen and in the absence of a strongman another strongman will arise. We kill Saddam and the next thing you know ISIS is running the show. We support the overthrow of Qaddafi and the power vacuum is filled by someone as bad or worse.

If it were possible, and it is not, I'd build a wall around the region and let them end there own miserable existence. So long as they kept there beheadings to themselves I'd reluctantly say goodbye and good riddance...


Brian

 

[michal1980]

lynch is taking a bribe. this weekend the Clinton camp leaked that they would consider keeping lynch employed if Clinton wins.

 

[Victorian Gray]

They're criminal masterminds! If only we could prove it.

They're criminal ignoramuses that can't keep anything secret! If only we could prove it.

They're criminal masterminds! If only we could prove it.

They're criminal ignoramuses that can't keep anything secret! If only we could prove it.

They're two mints in one!!

 

[Starbuck1975]

Trump as always is technically correct but chose the most moronic phrasing possible to make his point.

 

[LegendKiller]

ohhh gosh no, not saying Saddam did one thing in his life correctly.

Do we need to go down the list of how many Dems have praised Chavez/Maduro.

Remember the Russian reset button fiasco?

And really, what, exactly, do you call a clandestine meeting, followed by a job offer? In the world where Dems praise Chavez/Maduro, that's normal, for a Banana Republic.

 

[fskimospy]

Trump as always is technically correct but chose the most moronic phrasing possible to make his point.

How is he technically correct?

 

[fskimospy]

It is a statement to how incompetent Trump's campaign is where praising murderous dictators for their denial of due process is only a run of the mill scandal.

I mean it was always pretty clear that Trump was in over his head with this but even I am shocked at how totally, utterly inept he has turned out to be at even the basics of running for president.

 

[Starbuck1975]

How is he technically correct?

Saddam Hussein's ambitions were rooted more in Persian history than a militant interpretation of Islam, and as a horribly violent despot, he was a able to suppress the sectarian and fanatical base that took over Iran. Iraq under Saddam Hussein was relatively secular. So technically Trump is correct in that though violence and intimidation, he was able to suppress Shia militance or terrorism.

 

[fskimospy]

Saddam Hussein's ambitions were rooted more in Persian history than a militant interpretation of Islam, and as a horribly violent despot, he was a able to suppress the sectarian and fanatical base that took over Iran. Iraq under Saddam Hussein was relatively secular. So technically Trump is correct in that though violence and intimidation, he was able to suppress Shia militance or terrorism.

I don't think the part people are taking issue with suppressing terrorism, it's Trump's approval of brutal and (in the US) unconstitutional methods of doing so. This is hardly the first time Trump has expressed fondness for repression like this either.

I do find it amusing that quite a few people who have spent the last eight years complaining about Obama's tyranny seem so ready to vote for someone expressing fondness for actual tyranny.

 

[senseamp]

Trump knows all about bribing attorney generals.

 

[senseamp]

Remember the Russian reset button fiasco?

What fiasco did the Russian reset button cause?

 

[Jhhnn]

I don't think the part people are taking issue with suppressing terrorism, it's Trump's approval of brutal and (in the US) unconstitutional methods of doing so. This is hardly the first time Trump has expressed fondness for repression like this either.

I do find it amusing that quite a few people who have spent the last eight years complaining about Obama's tyranny seem so ready to vote for someone expressing fondness for actual tyranny.

They love tyranny, if it's the right flavor like Jim Crow or the Prison at Gitmo.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

I don't think the part people are taking issue with suppressing terrorism, it's Trump's approval of brutal and (in the US) unconstitutional methods of doing so. This is hardly the first time Trump has expressed fondness for repression like this either.

I do find it amusing that quite a few people who have spent the last eight years complaining about Obama's tyranny seem so ready to vote for someone expressing fondness for actual tyranny.

This is what has amazed me in all of this. What they spent 8 years trying to accuse Obama of and railing endlessly about they praise as strength and leadership in Trump. The man advocates war crimes, praises actual dictators as strong leaders, advocates for limiting the freedom of the press and they lap it right up.

 

[Starbuck1975]

I don't think the part people are taking issue with suppressing terrorism, it's Trump's approval of brutal and (in the US) unconstitutional methods of doing so. This is hardly the first time Trump has expressed fondness for repression like this either.

I do find it amusing that quite a few people who have spent the last eight years complaining about Obama's tyranny seem so ready to vote for someone expressing fondness for actual tyranny.

I don't understand how his rhetoric of isolationism and extremism had enough of a base for him to secure the nomination.

In some regards it is refreshing to hear an unfiltered politician, but my god does he say some stupid and dangerous things.

 

[MongGrel]

Trump Praises Saddam Hussein, Paul Ryan Does Damage Control

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles...sein-paul-ryan-does-damage-control?int=a14709


Hey, Vlad and Kim are great, great guys too, they are just a little misunderstood.

 

[Exophase]

Somehow Trump always outdoes himself. Even when you think there's no further he can go.

Convincing people you'd make a good president should be a pretty challenging endeavor but Trump has this perverse ability to say these absolutely ridiculous and terrible things that anyone else would think would be the exact opposite of what you should do but somehow appeal to a big chunk of the voter base anyway.

Also says it with the eloquence of a second grader. Saddam was bad. Bad bad man. But he tortured good. Real good.

 

[zinfamous]

Eh, I can see the first statement re: Saddam working into Trump's favor. It's barely controversial when you think about it. It's in fact "alarming enough" to gain attention but when you think about it, you can only agree with him. Yeah--he was pretty good at killing terrorists.

When you already know that everyone agrees going into Iraq was the absolute worst idea imaginable, you have to ask yourself why that is. Where did the instability come from? Well, the policy yahoos tend to agree that Saddaam (like Qadafi and Assad) were the necessary evil motherfuckers that kept the slightly more evil pieces of shit at bay.



the 2nd statement re: Lynch. Not anything that his crotchnibblers didn't already convince themselves to be true. Just chumming the waters with bilious conspiracy pablum as he usually does.

 

[FrankRamiro]

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Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? He was a bad guy. A really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them the rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists, it was over."
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isn't it a 100% right ?
How can people here deny it after all this evidence on the ground concerning Iraq invasion by Americans killing millions of Iraqis on the motivation of chemical weapons that never existed,F***** lies to steel Iraq's Oil and destroying the only country that had control on terrorists in the meddle east,including Iran,yes Sadan and Iraq was like a meddle east police that Bush and hes goons destroyed and leaving a nest of criminals and terrorists that have been spreading all over the world.
And now O'bama helped the terrorists by removing troops from Iraq leaving the terrorists at easy doing what they want against a weak Iraq/American government.
open your eyes cause Hillary/Obama have both the same F***** policies concerning Meddle east, which is to continue to spread hates on American people by sending bombs and fabricating wars in the Meddle east,trying to democratizing these countries that the majority don't want none of the American corruption democracies style, all failed policies on meddle east

 

[fskimospy]

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Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? He was a bad guy. A really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them the rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists, it was over."
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isn't it a 100% right ?
How can people here deny it after all this evidence on the ground concerning Iraq invasion by Americans killing millions of Iraqis on the motivation of chemical weapons that never existed,F***** lies to steel Iraq's Oil and destroying the only country that had control on terrorists in the meddle eat,including Iran,yes Sadan and Iraq was like a meddle east police that Bush and hes goons destroyed and leaving a nest of criminals and terrorists that have been spreading all over the world.
And now O'bama helped the terrorists by removing troops from Iraq leaving the terrorists at easy doing what they want against a weak Iraq/American government.
open your eyes cause Hillary/Obama have both the same F***** policies concerning Meddle east, which is to continue to spread hates on American people by sending bombs and fabricating wars in the Meddle east, all failed policies on meddle east

Uhm, praising methods of repressing terrorism that are blatantly unconstitutional is pretty gross, no?

Also, Obama did not remove our troops from Iraq. That was due to an agreement that the Bush administration signed that Iraq would not budge on. Unless you wanted us to reoccupy Iraq that is.

 

[Genx87]

I don't think the part people are taking issue with suppressing terrorism, it's Trump's approval of brutal and (in the US) unconstitutional methods of doing so. This is hardly the first time Trump has expressed fondness for repression like this either.

I do find it amusing that quite a few people who have spent the last eight years complaining about Obama's tyranny seem so ready to vote for someone expressing fondness for actual tyranny.

If only people were so up in arms when our current president tossed out due process rights when killing a US citizen that was labeled a terrorist.

 

[woolfe9998]

I don't think the part people are taking issue with suppressing terrorism

Not so fast. Saddam Hussein paid bounties to the families of suicide bombers.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129914

The fact that Trump praises him for suppressing terrorism is pretty obnoxious in light of this fact alone.

But then Trump has a woody for dictators because he wants to be one himself. That much is entirely clear.