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It does sadden me to say but I really think there are many people who are actually upset that Saddam was captured. I'm saddened but not suprised. Again, another instance of Bush hatred over love of country.

2

That is sad. This is quite possibly the most important moment of the war on terror, and all they can think about is the election and how they can keep Bush from looking too good. It's okay to be patriotic on occasions like this, people!

3

You know, it's really not a matter of pessimism. The stark reality, though, is that Saddam Hussein is very much a creation of US foreign policy over the years. It was American intelligence, American know-how, and American money that helped to keep him in power. Sure, let's celebrate that we snared Saddam from his rabbit hole, but let's not forget how he got to be what he was, either.

Or are those of you on the Right willing to ignore that sort of reality??

4

Tim, which people are upset? Those tiny quotes don't indicate people who are upset, they indicate people who are dubious about what happens next. Is it wrong to ask questions?

--Kynn

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"It does sadden me to say but I really think there are many people who are actually upset that Saddam was captured. I'm saddened but not suprised. Again, another instance of Bush hatred over love of country."

"and all they can think about is the election and how they can keep Bush from looking too good. "

This is a long running pattern as far as many on the left are concerned.

See this post for an interesting analysis...

"Let's Hope Something Goes Wrong - and Soon!"

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Pop quiz--who said this: The capture of Saddam Hussein does not mean the end of violence in Iraq.

Name every lefty you hate. Then hang your head in shame--it was President Bush yesterday. His speech had the same kind of "yeah, but" you criticize us for. Yeah, we got Saddam, but it ain't over yet folks, in Iraq or here at home.

Now actually look at what we say, rather than impugning our motives. For example, the post you link to at my site:

I've been thinking about Saddam's capture from the political POV, and am deliberately separating that discussion from the mere announcement of the news below. Getting Saddam is an unvarnished Good Thing as far as I'm concerned, but now I want to consider what impact this could have on our Presidential election.

Getting Saddam is a Good Thing. I then went on to think about the impact, both in terms of the violence in Iraq and the 2004 election. So what?

Don't tell me you on the Right haven't thought about the electoral implications. I see people all over the blogospher saying "neener neener neener, Bush is a shoe-in". What, you folks get to crow about how wonderful this is for Bush, but we don't get to consider what this means to our candidate?

And give up on the strawman arguments. They might make you feel good, but they're not effective or constructive. Instead, look at the rest of my posts (and those of the other lefties), and you'll see a number of happy, hopeful things about Saddam's capture. We, like the Iraqis themselves, have nuanced opinions about the matter, and on the whole we're glad the bastard is done.

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Does every right blogger on the internet have to make the same stupid and inaccurate points over and over again?

Look at the Corner. They immediately started talking about Democratic electoral chances next year. Instapundit, Sullivan...none of you (whoever runs this blog included) had heard about this for fifteen minutes before you started conjecturing about what Democrats would say, misrepresenting what they did say, and generally act as if thinking about the capture of Saddam in any spectrum larger than "It's good and America is teh awesum!" was an affront to all human decency.

Get the f**k over yourselves, please.

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***…none of you (whoever runs this blog included) had heard about this for fifteen minutes before you started conjecturing about what Democrats would say,…***

Because we know how predictable Leftists (not necessarily Democrats) can be. Fortunately, they didn’t disappoint us.

***…misrepresenting what they did say,…***

If you found where I have misrepresented anyone please let me know and I’ll correct it.

***…and generally act as if thinking about the capture of Saddam in any spectrum larger than "It's good and America is teh awesum!" was an affront to all human decency.***

Um, it was good and America is “awesum!” so what’s the problem? Does everything have to revolve around how the liberals can get their man in office?