L H - I suspect that you and I could rach a consensus.
BTW as a Tintinetus (SP) suffer a deafening silence is no joke.
Also BTW The Polish Government of 1939 was to democracy what Crawshay Bailey was to Union rights (sorry Trade Union Rights = the US of A)
But trying to be objective Saddam Hussain was not open to negotiation, anymore than negotiation could have prevented the "Battle of the Greasy Grass" (Uk - Custers last Stand) My sypathies were all with "Sitting Bull"
But he's gorn - let us pray that this is an apportunity to rebuild Mesepotamia.
Oh and by the way. From what we have seen in the last few years bribary to Saddams Fammilly would have been a far more cost effective means of the US of A oil interests controlling Iraqui Oil.