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hahaha....double confirmed an empty vessel....
SH did not asked to be invaded.....he was brought down by external powers under the pretext of some trumped up charges (like holding WMD).....
compare the pre and post SH Iraq, is the average Iraqi better off???
History is full of such examples.....you bring down a dictator and the country intead of prospering.....descend into free for all and complete anarchy.....
the most classic example of people power toppling a dictator (without bloodshed) is Marcos in the Pihilipines......has the country progressed since??? u can debate about it....but 1 thing is certain....money politics still prevalent in the country....
There is always 2 sides to a coin and the grass is always greener on the other side......
you want freedom of speech, u can go to the Islamic Sates/Somalia; etc....there you can also have freedom of actions....not only speech.
The USA cant stand Saddam and was offended by his taunts. Do you disagree that Saddam claimed he had >90 of the popular votes? Far more than PAP's claimed 60%.
But I don't believe Saddam had 90% support of the Iraqis. Neither do I believe pap has 60% support of true Singaporeans. That was my point.