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Originally Posted by KevinTheOmnivore
I think it's erronious to link Saddam with the so-called "islamist threat."
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I think the idea of a Islamict threat is really a post-9/11 concept. Historically, Saddam, and his Baathist have always supported a movement for what might be better phrased as Arabist supremacy, something which started with the Grand Mufti seeking refuge in Iraq from the Brits. It's a bit like watch major corporations get accused of collusion by an attorney general who falls on his face because their case only goes back 4 years into the books.
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Originally Posted by KevinTheOmnivore
Bush talks constantly about Gd and Jesus, even going so far as to declare "Jesus Day" when he was Govenor of Texas. He's still a secular leader.
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Can you be a secular leader without allowing freedom of religion? At least we have that in the US, under Bush. It's a misleading comparison. If anything, it's proof that being secular doesn't make you innocent. Meanwhile -you couldn't hold citizenship in Iraq, Jeannette, because you're a Jew. The Saddam is secular argument doesn't fly.