South Park creators given signed photo of Saddam Hussein

[Betty]

I think if you put yourself in their shoes, it's easy to see it as a mostly harmless way to feel a little better.

Your friends, coworkers, buddies were blown up, shot to death, or killed in some fashion because of him. You are stuck there without your family because of him (and yeah - I know they enlisted for that but go with me). Is making him watch a silly movie that makes fun of him really all that big of a deal by comparison?

He was a bad man and was made to watch South Park. Oh noes!

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by Betty

Your friends, coworkers, buddies were blown up, shot to death, or killed in some fashion because of him. You are stuck there without your family because of him (and yeah - I know they enlisted for that but go with me). Is making him watch a silly movie that makes fun of him really all that big of a deal by comparison?

Well, actually, they were blown up, etc., because of George W. Bush. I don't recall that our invasion of Iraq had anything to do with anything but the potential threat Saddam posed.

To decent sentence structure, apparently.

[Pirate Bill]

I propose that George W. Bush also be forced to watch endless hours of all South Park episodes he's featured in.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Betty

I think if you put yourself in their shoes, it's easy to see it as a mostly harmless way to feel a little better.

Your friends, coworkers, buddies were blown up, shot to death, or killed in some fashion because of him. You are stuck there without your family because of him (and yeah - I know they enlisted for that but go with me). Is making him watch a silly movie that makes fun of him really all that big of a deal by comparison?

He was a bad man and was made to watch South Park. Oh noes!

He was a horrible man who did deplorable things. But we're supposed to be the good guys. We're supposed to be bigger than that.

I have no doubt Iraq would have been invaded eventually by some President, but that doesn't mean how we went about invading was right. So ya, those men and women are over there and how they got there (enlisted, re-enlisted, stop-lossed, however) doesn't matter. They are there, they are supposed to be representing the USA and freedom. Not humiliation, degrading behaviors or torture of anyone, regardless of their actions. Saddam got "what was coming" - he was executed by his countrymen. We didn't need to bring excess fuel to the fire.

I'm pretty sure that Kim Jung Il is getting North Korea put on a short list for some sort of invasion. And I don't think that he should be forced to watch Team America: World Police.

I'm not saying those movies or episodes should never have been made. They were hilarious. There was nothing gained but more animosity towards America by making Saddam watch it over and over and over again.

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I'm pretty sure that Kim Jung Il is getting North Korea put on a short list for some sort of invasion. And I don't think that he should be forced to watch Team America: World Police.

I think he should.

But I'm in favor of being a dick to the dicks of the world.