For some time now, I've been harboring the view that the remaining road to peace and stability in Iraq leads right back to Saddam's cellblock.
As outrageous as it sounds, reinstating Saddam to a position of authority may well be our remaining 'hope' to bring an end to the ensuing woes in the region. Of course, this idea certainly presents some major downsides - most particularly the resultant potential to have our collective faces pushed deep into a plate of eggs. That said, its hard not to speculate how quickly Saddam might restore some modicum of order out of chaos.
As it turns out, I'm not the only individual crazy enough to espouse this view, in fact just yesterday, Howard Stern himself came out with this gem:
"We give Saddam Hussein a nice shave, hand him back his old uniform, and put him back in office," the Sirius satellite radio-bound shock jock says in Esquire mag's upcoming "What I've Learned" feature. "Let him tame that f- place. We need this guy. He's the only one who can calm everybody down. Who else is going to do that? This guy was unbelievable.
He goes to say:
"Sure, he had to zap a few guys on their [testicles] to get them in line, but, man, look at what he did. He was no problem. In fact, he kept the Iranians at bay. He helped keep the balance over there. He was more afraid of the Taliban than we are."
Yes, the idea is hard to stomach, but its hard not to agree with the man.
The source of the article can be found here.