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Intellivu presents commentary by Bill O'Reilly

It is absolutely eerie how closely the current Iraq situation parallels the rise of The Third Reich 70 years ago. I consider Saddam Hussein to be "Hitler lite" because he has the same virulent anti-Semitism, the same callous disregard for human life, and the identical lust for power that Adolf possessed. The only difference between the two villains is the size of the moustache.

Back in the 1930s, millions of people the world over simply did not want to think about the evil Hitler was brewing up. France and Russia were the chief appeasers, as they are today on the Iraq question. Stalin ultimately signed a treaty with Hitler making it possible for him to use most of his forces to crush Europe, and France simply allowed Hitler to violate the Treaty of Versailles, even more than the 17 times Saddam has violated current U.N. mandates. Britain went along with France in the '30s, but now it seems the United Kingdom has learned from its historical mistakes.

And then there's the Pope. John Paul II recently came out and said that any war against Iraq would be "immoral." Back in the '30s, Pope Pius XII actually supported Hitler politically, at least in the beginning of his rise when Pius was stationed in Germany. The Third Reich was considered a bulwark against Communism, which the Church greatly feared. Subsequently, Pius kept quiet about the atrocities of Hitler's regime because he knew that the Vatican itself could easily be vanquished by the Huns.

Today, John Paul deplores the violence that comes with any war but is at a loss to explain how terrorism and the states that enable it should be dealt with. Remember, the Pope did not approve of the military action against the Taliban.

Peace, of course, should be the goal of all civilized human beings. Millions of Americans are against a war in Iraq today, and millions of us were vehemently opposed to confronting Hitler as well. Back then the anti-war movement was led by Charles Lindbergh and Ambassador Joseph Kennedy, who largely dismissed accusations of Nazi brutality and weapons production as propaganda. In 1937, SS Chief Heinrich Himmler was even on the cover of Time magazine. I have the issue. The article criticized Himmler and hinted at barbaric behavior, but there was no "smoking gun."

The failure to confront the obvious evil of the Nazis early, of course, led to the deaths of more than 55,000,000 human beings in Europe. Millions of Jews were stunned when they were led by German guards to the gas chambers. How could human beings do this? Even after evidence of mass executions surfaced, many the world over refused to believe it. Liberating American soldiers were horrified at what they found in the concentration camps. Most had no idea of what they were really fighting against.

Does anyone today believe that Al Qaeda or Saddam would not slaughter Jews and, indeed, Americans if they had the power to do so? So what is the difference between a dictator like Saddam and Adolph Hitler?

It continues to astound me that 37 percent of Americans, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, do not support the removal of Saddam Hussein unless other countries, which do not share our danger, sign on. I mean, why allow a dictator who has weapons that would make Hitler salivate remain a threat to the world? Does it make sense that Cameroon has to sign on before we neutralize this threat?

If France, German, China and Russia would support the United States against Saddam, he'd already be out of power. If France, Russia and Britain had marched into Germany in 1933, there would have been no World War or Holocaust.

Nobody can predict the outcome and aftermath of any war. But we can learn from history. Evil has a way of killing people; that's a fact. And the only way that evil will be stopped is for just and courageous people to confront it.

© 2003 BillOReilly.com.

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"Wif"

"Those who live in the past are doomed to repeat it." And those who ignore the past are doomed.

Peace through Superior Firepower

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\"Those who hammer their guns into plows
will plow for those who do not.\"
- Thomas Jefferson

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It is absolutely eerie how closely the current Iraq situation parallels the rise of The Third Reich 70 years ago. I consider Saddam Hussein to be "Hitler lite" because he has the same virulent anti-Semitism, the same callous disregard for human life, and the identical lust for power that Adolf possessed. The only difference between the two villains is the size of the moustache.

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Actually, he is a Stalinist, and it has been proven by many sources that he is obsessed with all things Stalin.

When you talk Stalin and Hilter, you're almost comparing apples to apples. What's a few million dead 'undesirable' people, anyway?

Saddam's mustache much more closely resembles Stalin's.

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The reason Saddam is smiling is that the chair has a built-in, turbocharged, 3 cylinder, gasoline-powered @$$hammer 2000 with scrotum-cupping attachment -- and his right index finger is on the magic button.

ATTACK!



Edited by - air2mud on Mar 10 2003 09:29 AM

And I guess we'll find out soon enough what (if anything) is in that scrotum, won't we!<img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Peace through Superior Firepower

_________________
\"Those who hammer their guns into plows
will plow for those who do not.\"
- Thomas Jefferson

Personally, I don't think I want to know what is in Sadaam's scrotum or anything about it LOLOL!!!! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

Instructors do it best!
"Wif"

Its ironic that Saddam's hero in life, and political model is Josef Stalin. Saddam tried and failed evolve into a force when he fought Iran to a stalemate over the rich Shat Al Arab region, and was pushed out of Kuwait, losing the USSR as a weapons supplier didn't help much either, notice I leave out France, there is a reason for that. They dont count for much.

We need a strong ally in the region to bookend Turkey and Israel, and to keep countries like Saudi Arabia, and Egypt on the right side, and Syria in check. The new Iraq will create some promising opportunities for the Western World........I hope the Iraq people post Saddam will give the U.S a second chance in the region to apply what we have learned in our failed relationship with Iran.

If your not having fun, your not doing it right!

go figure chadrewsky

"Success meets those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

And don't worry Saddam... I'll have Thug or Tomcattweaker write: "FUCK YOU ASSHOLE" on a GBU-29 JDAM... your death will be quick and silent, as will be that of your regime.

"TACAIR, we deliver, you eat dust"

Edited by - buzz2182 on Mar 10 2003 2:06 PM

Wow Air2 and 30mm....that conversation went south awfully fast<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> We were actually discussing this very thing in my recent history class. The similarities are eerie and maybe someone should bring it to the American public's attention. Maybe a primetime special or something. Oh wiat, that wouldn't get the ratings of "Joe Millionaire" or "Survivor", so I guess that wouldn't happen.

"....where's the kaboom?....there's supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom!!"