Decius wrote:
] Mike the Usurper wrote:
] ] I would agree with that sentiment, but I'm having a hard
] time
] ] finding someone else to compare him to. Milosevic knew who
] he
] ] was targeting, while for Bush, the civilians meeting
] untimely
] ] demises are simply people in the wrong place at the wrong
] ] time, so I don't know who to make the comparison to.
] Hitler?
] ] No. Stalin? Not really. Mao? Again no. Pol Pot? Nope.
]
] ] Maybe the best group would be any of the leaders from WWI?
] ] Ariel Sharon?
]
] The last one is the best I think. The rest were involved in
] genocide. Thats why its not a fare comparison. Except Mao, but
] he did try to wipe a 4,000 year old culture off the face of
] the earth. Bush has made decisions that have resulted in
] innocent's death, and we can debate the wisdom of those
] decisions, but thats not his purpose. He is not a war
] criminal.

Well I'm sure the Palestinians would disagree with the idea that Sharon isn't a war criminal, but it's an interesting topic.

Are there any other good comparisons out there? How about Nikita Kruschev? Come on folks, jump in with your picks!

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