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Originally Posted by Nebe
None of these issues would be happening if saddam was still head of Iraq.
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Yes, the issues would be happening, but under different names. A Wiki entry states that According to The New York Times, the number of deaths Saddam's regime was responsible for is estimated to be upwards of 2 million. And added to that are an untold number of atrocities and tortures.
These continued throughout his regime, right until his removal. There is no indication that they would not have continued to happen if he had not been removed. The issues would be happening under his name and that of other players including Iran, Al Qaeda, and who knows what other "extremist" group.
As John R said, these issues have existed (in varying degrees and under varying names but mostly by Muslims or Arabs), for over a millennium.
And Saddam's numbers have yet to be reached by the "issues" that have occurred after him. But the current ones seem more horrific because many of the actors have displayed them on videos for the rest of the world to see. Had Saddam made a video for every one of his tortures, mass killings, wars, and genocides, the current issues would be dwarfed in comparison.
And the seeds (Al Qaeda and its precursors) were implanted during Saddam's reign, and were already in active terrorist mode. And growing in influence. And he was not able to stem the growing tide. Today he would be a 78 year old tyrant under pressure from every direction, and it is possible that if the US had not toppled him, some other Muslim extremist organization would have. And it would not have tried to set up a democratic form of government to replace him. Most likely it would have been an Islamic State type of government.