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I have to admit to being a little offended by gutterpoet's latest note in my guestbook. Therefore, please allow me to print my rebuttal, which was this: �Dude, I never said Iraq was better off under Saddam. Where did you ever get that idea? That has never been my point at all. My point is that �Liberating Iraq� was not our intention in going there. It was just a pleasant byproduct of an otherwise completely immoral and illegal act of aggression.� And hopefully that�s the last time I have to make that statement. Nothing against gutterpoet, of course. He is very thoughtful, intelligent and seems to be an all-around cool dude. He thinks and he makes me think about stuff, which is always good. However, I get a little defensive when people say stuff to me like he said in his guestbook entry. I didn�t think I�d have to explain myself on this issue anymore. When was the last time anybody, let alone me, said Iraq was better off under Saddam�s rule? I don�t think I�ve ever heard anybody say that, ever. I am not, however, a student of �The Ends Justify the Means� school of thought. ~~~ Word of the Day for Thursday October 23, 2003: leitmotif LYT-moh-teef, noun: 1. In music drama, a marked melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the play; a sort of musical label. 2. A dominant and recurring theme. |