Can someone elaborate why exactly this guy's the most hated man here?
I wouldn't call the invasion of a Iraq a disaster. It did achieve its objectives of removing the Saddam regime at relatively low cost and installed a new semi-democratic government which is struggling at the moment, but still there. A good example of a disaster would be the invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula in World War I. The Allies suffered 56,707 killed in action, and 123,598 wounded in action during the 8 months the invasion lasted. Not a single objective was achieved. Very very high cost with nothing to show for it at all.
Let's say the powers that be decide to split Iraq into three separate countries, a Kurdish, Sunni, and Shia region.
The oil is in the south, so that country would seem to be financially stable right off. And wouldn't the other new states just continue to fight each other in effort to gain more land?
I guess I don't know what ISIS end game is. I know they want a Islamic state, ruled by sharia law. So they get it and then what? Won't they just continue to terrorize other parts of the region to get more $$$ or aid?
Throw in these new countries would be unstable and another Afghanistan type of country. Ruthless warlords allowing other terrorist organizations safe haven.
Really no clue what to do. I guess is it possible to extract the women and children and let the men just kill each other till no one is left
you realize that you're comparing a single (legendarily disastrous) battle to a war and 8 years of occupation?
it's funny to see Dick Chaney labeled the most hated man in FYM when there are legitimately evil people in the world (he's just kinda psuedo-evil...comically evil, almost)
No, seriously?
By any objective measure, the man is evil and at a minimum entirely amoral.
But, he's not gunning people down (mostly), nor committing genocide, silencing large groups of people, etc.
you realize that you're comparing a single (legendarily disastrous) battle to a war and 8 years of occupation?
the most hated man in FYM?
what 10 posters in here think is not that relevant to me.
Cheney is a despicable scumbag,
immoral, amoral seems an understatement. He is lower than Osama bin Laden.
Say you discovered you were eating in the same restaurant as Cheney one night. What would you do?
So you agree that it's an impossible comparison.
What's on the menu?
It should be, but given that the cost are reversed, its not.
Is genocide the only evil in the world?
Hey, let's not pretend for one second that's what I said, OK? I'm sticking to my guns on this one, Cheney's definitely not the most evil man alive. Doesn't mean he's not a horrible, horrible human being. I just find it a little strange to see him be the most hated person in this forum, because there are people out there responsible for a lot more.
Like I'm not aware, I'm pretty sure I just said that about five different times.
Speaking of putting words in people's mouth, who are all these people on this forum claiming he is the most hated person alive? I'm sorry but I read that as kind of a tongue in cheek rhetorical question from digitize.
Well, you edited out the part that specifically mentioned FYM as being hyperbolic so I guess I'll just drop it.