Trump: Saddam Hussein Was 'So Good' at Killing Terrorists

[Just_Victor]

Trump: Saddam Hussein Was 'So Good' at Killing Terrorists
AP | Wednesday, 06 Jul 2016 06:31 AM
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/US-GOP-2016-Trump-Saddam/2016/07/06/id/737234/

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who frequently criticizes U.S. foreign policy under President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has praised former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ruthlessness.

"Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? ... But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good," Trump told a campaign rally Tuesday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. "They didn't read 'em the rights, they didn't talk. They were a terrorist, it was over."

Trump has previously said the world would be "100 percent better" if dictators like Hussein and Libya's Moammar Gadhafi were still in power. Prior to the U.S. invasion, Iraq was listed by the U.S. as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Jake Sullivan, a Clinton senior policy adviser, said Trump's "praise for brutal strongmen seemingly knows no bounds."

Sullivan said such comments "demonstrate how dangerous he would be as Commander-in-Chief and how unworthy he is of the office he seeks."

Trump's foreign policy pronouncements have proved controversial, even within the Republican Party. He has said the United States is too fully engaged around the world and has questioned the role of NATO and said the United States has been taken advantage of by nations benefiting from its security cooperation and troop presence. Some critics within the GOP have said his policies suggest an isolationist stance in an increasingly dangerous world.


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[Cripplecreek]

Saddam Hussein killed terrorists that weren't useful to him. The rest he gave uniforms and rank.

[Just_Victor]

Saddam Hussein killed terrorists that weren't useful to him. The rest he gave uniforms and rank.

When it comes down to it, murderous tyrants are pretty good at killing anyone they want to kill.

[Cripplecreek]

When it comes down to it, murderous tyrants are pretty good at killing anyone they want to kill.

The Fedayeen were Saddam's personal terrorists. The very name means "Saddam's Men of Sacrifice"

[ABX]

He had to come in and distract from the Hillary news cycle with a stupid statement. Helping his friend again.

[Mechanicos]

The Issue was killing Terrorists without the Political Correct liberal BS.

He stated Saddam was bad, really bad so all the crap of how bad Saddam was that is being used to attack Trump is just dishonest reporting and spin, Its deception by omission.

Either the people doing it do not want to kill off terrorists quickly with no political correctness or are so obsessed with wanting to Hurt Trump they ignored  where he addressed how bad Saddam was.

 

[sinkspur]

He had to come in and distract from the Hillary news cycle with a stupid statement. Helping his friend again.

Trump is handed a gold-plated gift by Comey, and he spends two minutes on it while making the headline of his Raleigh appearance about Saddam Hussein.

Truly clueless.

[sinkspur]

The Issue was killing Terrorists without the Political Correct liberal BS.

He stated Saddam was bad, really bad so all the crap of how bad Saddam was that is being used to attack Trump is just dishonest reporting and spin, Its deception by omission.

Either the people doing it do not want to kill off terrorists quickly with no political correctness or are so obsessed with wanting to Hurt Trump they ignored  where he addressed how bad Saddam was.

No.  The issue yesterday was Hillary Clinton and how the FBI Director directly labeled her a liar and someone not worthy of a security clearance.

Instead, Trump decides to focus on Saddam Hussein.  Does he not know he's in a general election now and not still in the primaries?

[Wingnut]

Trump is handed a gold-plated gift by Comey, and he spends two minutes on it while making the headline of his Raleigh appearance about Saddam Hussein.

Truly clueless.

The Orange Dump has the right to remain silent.  But, He does not have the ability or the good sense to do so.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

I guess he studied history at Trump U.
Can't wait to learn more. What's next? Stalin was a bad guy right. You know what Stalin did. He killed Nazi's. It was yuge he killed lots of Nazis and then he built a wall. Great, great things, I really mean that.

[HonestJohn]

I guess he studied history at Trump U.
Can't wait to learn more. What's next? Stalin was a bad guy right. You know what Stalin did. He killed Nazi's. It was yuge he killed lots of Nazis and then he built a wall. Great, great things, I really mean that.

Herr Drumpf will probably never praise Stalin.

Why?  Because he killed Nazis.

Herr Drumpf would upset his fans if he did that.

[ABX]

Just a bit of a reminder- Saddam wasn't killing terrorists, he was sponsoring them. From a CFR report 2005---

Has Iraq sponsored terrorism?

Yes. Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship provided headquarters, operating bases, training camps, and other support to terrorist groups fighting the governments of neighboring Turkey and Iran, as well as to hard-line Palestinian groups. During the 1991 Gulf War, Saddam commissioned several failed terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities. Prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the State Department listed Iraq as a state sponsor of terrorism. The question of Iraq’s link to terrorism grew more urgent with Saddam’s suspected determination to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which Bush administration officials feared he might share with terrorists who could launch devastating attacks against the United States.


What type of terrorist groups did Iraq support under Saddam Hussein’s regime?

Primarily groups that could hurt Saddam’s regional foes. Saddam has aided the Iranian dissident group Mujahadeen-e-Khalq and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (known by its Turkish initials, PKK), a separatist group fighting the Turkish government. Moreover, Iraq has hosted several Palestinian splinter groups that oppose peace with Israel , including the mercenary Abu Nidal Organization, whose leader, Abu Nidal, was found dead in Baghdad in August 2002. Iraq has also supported the Islamist Hamas movement and reportedly channeled money to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers. A secular dictator, however, Saddam tended to support secular terrorist groups rather than Islamist ones such as al-Qaeda, experts say.


http://www.cfr.org/iraq/terrorism-havens-iraq/p9513

[ABX]

Another flashback- Saddam wasn't killing terrorists, he was training them.

Marines Discover Terror Training Camp Near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq –  U.S. forces came upon a recently abandoned terrorist training camp on the outskirts of Baghdad where recruits were apparently taught how to make bombs and what to do if they got captured, the Marines said Wednesday.

The extensive camp consisted of about 20 permanent buildings on 25 acres south of the city and was operated by the Iraqi government and the Palestine Liberation Front, said Marine spokesman Cpl. John Hoellwarth.


http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/04/16/marines-discover-terror-training-camp-near-baghdad.html