tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post3180563171066196854..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: The Saddam Tapes, An Inside Look At Saddam Hussein’s Regime In Iraq Based Upon Hundreds Of Captured Audio Files, Part One Of A Two-Part Interview With Co-Editor David PalkkiJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-10899988555125942932012-02-21T20:54:54.596-08:002012-02-21T20:54:54.596-08:00Disastrous is what comes to mind first.Disastrous is what comes to mind first.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-43421725911924657492012-02-21T20:33:08.455-08:002012-02-21T20:33:08.455-08:00Saddam led Iraq to war and ruin, starting with the...Saddam led Iraq to war and ruin, starting with the invasion of Iran. I guess there is no single word to describe his 'foreign policy' decisions.Muhannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398084977566355395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-71058653847026928962012-02-21T16:19:57.990-08:002012-02-21T16:19:57.990-08:00Muhannad, yes I shouldve used a stronger word. It ...Muhannad, yes I shouldve used a stronger word. It was just that the interview was chronicling one massive foreign policy mistake after another, and I wanted to use some different words to describe Saddam constantly making the wrong decisions.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-51508345852423643182012-02-21T14:00:44.903-08:002012-02-21T14:00:44.903-08:00I just looked up the word "foible". Desc...I just looked up the word "foible". Describing Saddam's invasion of Iran as a "foible" is a bit of an understatement, I think.Muhannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398084977566355395noreply@blogger.com