"Jim Carriere" wrote in message
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"JamesF1110" wrote in message
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It is a shame we are such a civilized country when dealing with Saddam.
He
must be viewing his incarceration with a little bit of relief. It is
also
a
shame the "Tiger of the Tigris" did not receive more than the "President
Bush
sends his regards" from our amazing men and women on the ground.

On the contrary, I think it is remarkable that, in spite of our
imperfections, we are that civilized.

I think the shame lies in that there are so many profoundly misguided
individuals around the world who, whether due to their upbringing,
society,
or whatever, are not able to see that and instead stand by their own view
of
things.

I agree that he must presently feel some relief that he was captured by
Americans instead of his own countrymen...




Historically true, considering the number of Germans who travelled great
distances to surrender to the West instead of waiting where they were for
the Russians to arrive.



In the Hussein context, "President Bush sends his regards" might be a
polite way of saying "get used to the dirt"





Cheers


Dave Kearton