Saddam's Ruthless Regime: Response to "Orwell's Dystopia"

It is completely agreeable that Iraq was governed by fear, as stated by BCD. Saddam Hussein was a ruthless dictator who forced people to follow him by using excessive military force and propaganda. Frightening people into loyalty to the Iraqi government gave Saddam excessive power over his people, particularly his ability to manipulate them into whatever he pleased. If Saddam believed in a certain religion, everyone in the country was expected to follow that religion, or else face terrible consequences. Typically, the American view on Iraq is that they are our enemy, more specifically, our enemy in the war we are fighting. We believe that we are liberating the Iraqi citizens from oppression by Saddam, and we also seem to think that the best solution to peace in Iraq is instituting a democracy in place of their government. It does not seem right to tell a country how they should rule their people. This goes back again to how the Iraqi people actually felt about their totalitarian government. It is possible that some people might have felt safer being told what to do. Right now, the government in Iraq is in complete disarray, most likely contributing to the violence in the country. Peace is likely what most of the population wants, but if it is to be accomplished, Iraq must decide with its people how they want their country to be governed.

EJ