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The Real Victory in the Capture of Saddam Hussein
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| The Real Victory in the Capture of Saddam Hussein |
| 12.23.03 (7:58 pm) [edit] |
Most of us woke to the news last Sunday morning that Saddam Hussein had been pulled out of a "spider hole" somewhere outside of Tikrit. There was much rejoycing in the land (except at the Dean Headquarters, where they had to send their big foreign policy speech back to Al Gore for a rewrite). But the question was, and is: What does it mean? Surely that NYC Cab Driver they pulled out of that sand bunker wasn't running the insurgency, so what are the real outcomes of his capture?
Most of what I've read says that the insurgency isn't about Saddam at all, but about those upper-mid level Baathists vying to become the next Saddam whenever casualties force the United States to withdraw. At least, that's the game plan anyway. Long-term, however, the effect of catching Saddam will do much for the psychology of the Iraqi people, perhaps enabling the reforms the Bush Administration had in mind for the liberated nation.
The only certain short-term positive outcome, of course, is the re-emergence of Saddam Hussein on "South Park." One of the most bizarre subplots in all of moviedom is the passive-aggressive gay relationship between Saddam Hussein and Satan in hell, which is partially mediated by Kenny after he's killed when a lit fart goes awry. Who can forget Saddam busting through Satan's door, going "Hey Guy!"? Or Saddam's extra-long anal dildo? Wednesday's "South Park" gave us Saddam as Oz, who just happens to be the new prime minister of Canada. Apparently, Canada is a socialist paradise somewhat like Oz--but since all those pussy socialist nations like Canada, Sweden, and probably the Netherlands didn't support the "alliance" in pursuing regime change, they reveal themselves to be run, in secret, by Saddam Hussein. Blame Canada indeed.
But when Stan pulled the curtain to reveal the lice-bearded Saddam, it was a great moment of healing for the nation. The men who created the brilliant, savage "That's My Bush" (featuring sidekick Karl Rove literally sucking the last breath from a guy executed because Bush bragged to his old frat buddies who crashed the White House) put aside partisanship to celebrate the capture of one of the most aggregious offenders of human rights in modern history. We cannot know exactly what the capture of Saddam means for our soldiers in Iraq, but we do know that for a couple days anyway, the country could unite in celebration of the capture of the Dictator. Or, as the Canadian Mounties said at the end of the Saddam South Park, "Saddam Hussein, he was fooling us?" There's no Weapons of Mass Destruction as of yet, but Hey Guys, at least we could all rejoice in the capture.
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posted by: Lee (reply)
post date: 03.27.06 (4:01 am)
Gotcha one of the best blogs no doubt.
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