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Who's the stand-up guy? George W. Bush or Saddam Hussein? With Poll

Wed Mar 01, 2006 at 10:47:02 AM PDT

From the BBC::

 

No one else to blame, says Saddam Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has told his trial in Baghdad that he alone should be made to answer for the actions of his regime.

Hussein has stood up and said that he was in charge and therefore should be charged, if anyone is.

At the end of a second straight day of prosecution evidence, he said the court should not be trying anyone else - a reference to his seven co-defendants.

Earlier, he admitted razing the farms of those convicted of trying to kill him in the town of Dujail in 1982.

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Can anyone point me to a case where the current President of the United States has done anything even remotely similar?

I thought not.

Poll

Bush will take personal responsibility when

22%15 votes
5%4 votes
4%3 votes
16%11 votes
50%34 votes

| 67 votes | Vote | Results

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