Monday, December 15, 2003

Saddam - It's Not About the Oil Now

David Yeagley sees the pot-o-gold at the end of the rainbow and the rush of 2003-2004 is on.  From David’s post entitled “The Hussein Bonanza."

"His sequestered wealth will be hounded, of course. That’s part of the intrigue of the story. His family members, living in neighboring Arabic countries, will all be interviewed endlessly. A new refulgence of book writing will seize the publishing industry. Saddam will mean good business, for a good while to come.

Yes, many Iraqis are jubilant at Hussein’s capture, and want him put to death immediately. But, in the Western liberalized morality tradition, they will be denied such a catharsis. The Iraqis must become civilized. They must rise above the murderous behavior of their enemies. They must allow their enemies to live and be well-treated. All in the name of vicarious, projected equality, of course.

Hussein loved the Godfather movie. Like Don Corleone, Saddam was from a dirt-poor village, and believed in violence as the sure means of attaining power. Hussein will become the next movie godfather, indeed. Italians move over! Here come the Arabs. But don’t worry, they won’t last too long in the American imagination. They don’t have no salsa di pomodoro. They don’t have the cultural familiarity. They were never part of America. Hussein is not really a cultural competitor. The media will try to make him one, for profit, but in the end, he won’t sell. He won’t even be humiliated. He’s too proud, and America is too soft. It’s all going to be a dud."

Posted by John Venlet on 12/15 at 04:21 AM
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