Trump: Like Him or Not, Saddam didn't put up with Terrorists

http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/03/15/trump-him-or-not-saddam-didn-t-put-terrorists

by Patrick Summers | March 15, 2011

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In an extremely wide-ranging and at times surreal interview with Human Events, Donald Trump said he admired Saddam Hussein's terrorism policy.

"Whether you like Saddam Hussein or not, and I don't - he was a bad guy - but he used to shoot terrorists, he use to kill them. He didn't give them a trial like in this country...he used to shoot terrorists and kill them."

As Iraq's president, Saddam Hussein was accused of chemical weapon attacks against entire villages and towns, and he was eventually convicted on charges related to the killing of 148 Shi'ites and was sentenced to death by hanging. He was executed on December 30th, 2006.

On Afghanistan and U.S forces, Trump stressed, "I want to invest a lot of money into our military."

But exactly what he meant by that is pretty unclear, as he added, "We don't have to have our soldiers over there in the Middle East being blown up by land mines...it's just not going to happen. With me we're going to build the United States."

However he's apparently ok with sending naval forces into the Indian Ocean. When confronted with the Somali pirate situation, Trump insisted, "Give me one good admiral and a few ships and I will wipe them out so fast."

Where does the potential presidential candidate stand on the current administration?

"George Bush gave us Obama whether you like it or not. George Bush gave us Obama, without George Bush we don't have Obama. So I've never been a fan of George Bush."

Mr. Trump was then asked which Supreme Court Justice he most admires. He responded, "I know numerous of the Justices and I don't want to insult any of them to be honest with you by saying that I particularly admire one. There is one that I admire very much, but I don't want to insult anybody by discussing the one I most admire because I know a number of them." It would seem unlikely that any of the current Supreme Court Justices would be offended to learn that he or she had not been selected as Trump's favorite arbiter.

And in the wake of the Wisconsin law Governor Scott Walker signed on Friday, curtailing unions' power to bargain and collect union dues, Trump disclosed his allegiance to the guild.

"I grew up with unions. New York is largely union...I've had great relationships with unions and I've made good deals. I've made a lot of money, I mean, I've made billions of dollars and in many cases I've been dealing with unions. So really, collective bargaining doesn't bother me so much."

Donald Trump previously pondered a presidential bid in 1988 and again in 1999. As for 2012? The millionaire businessman promises a decision by early June.

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I'd vote for him. He certainly can't ruin this country any worse than the last 2 presidents have.

I liked Saddam, he was a good dude

"Trump: Like Him or Not, Saddam didn't put up with Terrorists"

[reading, immediately repulsed by the word "Trump," but reading on, begrudgingly accepting that he might have a point]

"Whether you like Saddam Hussein or not, and I don't - he was a bad guy - but he used to shoot terrorists, he use to kill them. He didn't give them a trial like in this country...he used to shoot terrorists and kill them."

[readi...facepalm]

I'd vote for him. He certainly can't ruin this country any worse than the last 2 presidents have.Tangmashi

Uh, yes he can.

I liked Saddam, he was a good dude

Harisemo

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

I liked Saddam, he was a good dude

conistant

yes

[QUOTE="conistant"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

I liked Saddam, he was a good dude

Harisemo

yes

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="conistant"] I guess you think even the taliban are good people don't you?conistant

yes

Why do I always get blamed for trolling when im just giving my view? I dont think Taliban are bad, sure I dont agree with everything they do but that doesnt make them bad.

[QUOTE="conistant"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

yes

Harisemo

Why do I always get blamed for trolling when im just giving my view? I dont think Taliban are bad, sure I dont agree with everything they do but that doesnt make them bad.

[QUOTE="conistant"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

yes

Harisemo

Why do I always get blamed for trolling when im just giving my view? I dont think Taliban are bad, sure I dont agree with everything they do but that doesnt make them bad.

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="conistant"] I hope you are just trolling.conistant

Why do I always get blamed for trolling when im just giving my view? I dont think Taliban are bad, sure I dont agree with everything they do but that doesnt make them bad.

They dont kill innocents deliberately. They gun down corrupt ministers for supporting foreign forces and they dont kidnap minorities without any reasons. Taliban get blamed for a lot of stuff they dont do.

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="conistant"] I hope you are just trolling.Danm_999

Why do I always get blamed for trolling when im just giving my view? I dont think Taliban are bad, sure I dont agree with everything they do but that doesnt make them bad.

I think killing 9 children is bad but hey I guess its collateral damage.

[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

Why do I always get blamed for trolling when im just giving my view? I dont think Taliban are bad, sure I dont agree with everything they do but that doesnt make them bad.

Harisemo

I think killing 9 children is bad but hey I guess its collateral damage.

This should be good. Got Donald trump giving his opinion on the military and Saddam, and Master chief up there giving excuses for the Taliban.

Put up with terrorists, Saddam was a terrorist to his own people

Just ask the kurds.

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="Danm_999"] People assume you're trolling because you can't be thinking very hard if you can't come up with reasons why the Taliban would be considered bad.conistant

I think killing 9 children is bad but hey I guess its collateral damage.

They are using islams name to murder who? Taliban never attacked anyone and right now they are defending THEIR country.

[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

Why do I always get blamed for trolling when im just giving my view? I dont think Taliban are bad, sure I dont agree with everything they do but that doesnt make them bad.

Harisemo

I think killing 9 children is bad but hey I guess its collateral damage.

[QUOTE="conistant"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

I think killing 9 children is bad but hey I guess its collateral damage.

Harisemo

They are using islams name to murder who? Taliban never attacked anyone and right now they are defending THEIR country.

[QUOTE="conistant"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

I think killing 9 children is bad but hey I guess its collateral damage.

Harisemo

They are using islams name to murder who? Taliban never attacked anyone and right now they are defending THEIR country.

Really?

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="Danm_999"] People assume you're trolling because you can't be thinking very hard if you can't come up with reasons why the Taliban would be considered bad.conistant

I think killing 9 children is bad but hey I guess its collateral damage.

Saddam gassed his own people. I guess he didn't put up with them, either. What a stupid point, Trump.

Saddam gassed his own people. I guess he didn't put up with them, either. What a stupid point, Trump.

sonicare

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="conistant"] They are just murderers using Islam's name and tarnishing it.Danm_999

They are using islams name to murder who? Taliban never attacked anyone and right now they are defending THEIR country.

Really?

People who know Mullar Omar say he's a very calm person and would never do such things he is blamed of. Your link says

"In 1998, when the Taliban captured the northern city of Mazar-e Sharif, they massacred hundreds of residents, "often shooting Hazaras in the street," according to Human Rights Watch. That massacre was seen as reprisal for a 1997 massacre by Hazaras of an estimated 2,000 surrendered Taliban fighters"

That seems more like revenge which is something rooted deeply in Afghani culture, you cant blame Taliban alone for it. Your link also says Pakistan is involved in these massacres along with Bin Laden. what a load of BS.

That seems more like revenge which is something rooted deeply in Afghani culture, you cant blame Taliban alone for it. Your link also says Pakistan is involved in these massacres along with Bin Laden. what a load of BS.

Harisemo

The Taliban gets a pass for mudering all those people guys, because Harisemo thinks it seems more like revenge killings, which is ok apparently, as Harisemo says it's Afghani culture. Thanks for clearing that up.

I think the Taliban are not complete scumbags now. I could probably relate about how they use child soldiers, how they oppress women and murder homosexuals, how they blew up the Buddhas of Bamiyan and claimed credit for it because they were non-Islamic idols, or how they finance themselves with stockpiles of heroin. I'm sure these would all be dismissed as cultural foibles and misunderstandings though.

Good troll otherwise.

What am I reading :| and this man actually thinks of running for 2012 presidency?

What am I reading :| and this man actually thinks of running for 2012 presidency?

GazaAli

No, he does this every four years and it never, ever goes anywhere. It's just the usual "oh, let's get a popular rich guy to say he's going to clean up politics, then drop him because he has no electability and hope that enough holdovers stick around to vote for whomever we actually do nominate."

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]That seems more like revenge which is something rooted deeply in Afghani culture, you cant blame Taliban alone for it. Your link also says Pakistan is involved in these massacres along with Bin Laden. what a load of BS.

Danm_999

The Taliban gets a pass for mudering all those people guys, because Harisemo thinks it seems more like revenge killings, which is ok apparently, as Harisemo says it's Afghani culture. Thanks for clearing that up.

I think the Taliban are not complete scumbags now. I could probably relate about how they use child soldiers, how they oppress women and murder homosexuals, how they blew up the Buddhas of Bamiyan and claimed credit for it because they were non-Islamic idols, or how they finance themselves with stockpiles of heroin. I'm sure these would all be dismissed as cultural foibles and misunderstandings though.

Good troll otherwise.

It is revenge killings but im not saying its ok, just saying dont blame the Taliban alone. Taliban recruit anyone that can fight to defend their country which might include young people but young people fought against soviets and nobody complained so why now? Oppression of women and murdering homosexuals is another thing that is in their cultural so again dont blame Taliban, blame their culture!.

As you know intially Taliban said that they would leave the buddha statues alone and they didso UNTIL scholars started putting pressure on Mullah Omar that they should blow the statues. The scholars were annoyed by the fact that children were dying of malnutrition while foreign teams were wasting money on repairing the statues.

Taliban also did all they could to kill off drug production when they were in power but now that war is being waged on them they need money so they have no other option but to allow drugs.

I dont think it is right to blame Taliban for things embedded in their culture.

I liked Saddam, he was a good dude

Harisemo

Funny, considering how Saddam Hussein was the biggest terrorist in the middle east at the time.

He used to shoot and gas citizens, not terrorists. Not only that, he supported terrorists i.e. Hamas.

[QUOTE="Danm_999"]

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]That seems more like revenge which is something rooted deeply in Afghani culture, you cant blame Taliban alone for it. Your link also says Pakistan is involved in these massacres along with Bin Laden. what a load of BS.

Harisemo

The Taliban gets a pass for mudering all those people guys, because Harisemo thinks it seems more like revenge killings, which is ok apparently, as Harisemo says it's Afghani culture. Thanks for clearing that up.

I think the Taliban are not complete scumbags now. I could probably relate about how they use child soldiers, how they oppress women and murder homosexuals, how they blew up the Buddhas of Bamiyan and claimed credit for it because they were non-Islamic idols, or how they finance themselves with stockpiles of heroin. I'm sure these would all be dismissed as cultural foibles and misunderstandings though.

Good troll otherwise.

It is revenge killings but im not saying its ok, just saying dont blame the Taliban alone. Taliban recruit anyone that can fight to defend their country which might include young people but young people fought against soviets and nobody complained so why now? Oppression of women and murdering homosexualsis another thing that is in their cultural so again dont blame Taliban, blame their culture!.

As you know intially Taliban said that they would leave the buddha statues alone and they didso UNTIL scholars started putting pressure on Mullah Omar that they should blow the statues. The scholars were annoyed by the fact that children were doing of malnutrition while foreign teams were wasting money on repairing the statues.

Taliban also did all they could to kill off drug production when they were in power but now that war is being waged on them they need money so they have no other option but to allow drugs.

I dont think it is right to blame Taliban for things embedded in their culture.

Funny, considering how Saddam Hussein was the biggest terrorist in the middle east at the time.

He used to shoot and gas citizens, not terrorists. Not only that, he supported terrorists i.e. Hamas.

GTA_fan999

Saddam gassed his own people. I guess he didn't put up with them, either. What a stupid point, Trump.

sonicare

For real.

I've never actually heard Trump make a good point about politics.

[QUOTE="conistant"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

I think killing 9 children is bad but hey I guess its collateral damage.

Harisemo

They are using islams name to murder who? Taliban never attacked anyone and right now they are defending THEIR country.

The taliban are islamic extremists trying to take over a country and enforce policies that were no diferent 500 years ago..

I liked Saddam, he was a good dude

Harisemo

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="Danm_999"] People assume you're trolling because you can't be thinking very hard if you can't come up with reasons why the Taliban would be considered bad.conistant

I think killing 9 children is bad but hey I guess its collateral damage.

Lol as if Islam/organized religion was ever any good to begin with.

Saddam did what Ghaddafi is doing right now - killing who he believes are terrorists (ie... people that disagree with him and want change)

So if Trump is president, and someone disagrees with him and wants a new president, he'll simply order the US military to kill him and his family.

Good to know.

(This is why I go to the Borgata and never go near any Trump buildings in Atlantic City...)

Saddam did what Ghaddafi is doing right now - killing who he believes are terrorists (ie... people that disagree with him and want change)

So if Trump is president, and someone disagrees with him and wants a new president, he'll simply order the US military to kill him and his family.

Good to know.

(This is why I go to the Borgata and never go near any Trump buildings in Atlantic City...)

Netherscourge

Truth.

They are using islams name to murder who? Taliban never attacked anyone and right now they are defending THEIR country.Harisemo

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]They are using islams name to murder who? Taliban never attacked anyone and right now they are defending THEIR country.TheArGaia

Yes im serious and I cant be bothered arguing with you too.