SADDAM
HUSSEIN IS A GOOD PERSON – DONALD TRUMP
Donald Trump on Tuesday once again expressed his
preference for keeping dictators in power in the Middle East.
While acknowledging that Saddam Hussein "was a
bad guy," Trump praised the former Iraqi dictator's efficient
killing of "terrorists" -- despite the fact that Iraq was
listed as a state sponsor of terrorism during Hussein's time in power.
Trump, who
supported the Iraq War before the invasion and in the early months of the war,
said now the U.S. "shouldn't have
destabilized" Iraq before pivoting to praising Hussein.
"He was a bad guy -- really bad guy. But you
know what? He did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't
read them the rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists. Over. Today, Iraq
is Harvard for terrorism," Trump said.
Donald Trump
has gone from outsider to controversial front-runner in the race to become
the Republican Party's 2016 presidential candidate. Trump began his bid with an
announcement speech on June 16, calling for a massive wall
on the U.S. border with Mexico -- for which he said he would make Mexico to pay.
At this stage he was tied for 10th place in the polls, at just 3%.
Asked Tuesday night on Fox News about the comments,
House Speaker Paul Ryan appeared taken aback by Trump's words.
"Saddam Hussein was one of the 20th century's most evil
people," Ryan said of the former Iraqi strongman.
The presumptive Republican nominee has previously
said that Iraq and Libya -- two countries that have become ISIS strongholds --
would be better off if Hussein and Libyan dictator Mohammed Gadhafi were still
alive and in power in their respective countries.
Trump has also previously praised Hussein's prowess
at killing terrorists.
Hussein was notoriously effective at suppressing
dissent in his country, but he frequently targeted civilians and minority
groups while in power, which earned him widespread condemnation from the international
community as one of the world's worst human rights abusers.
Hussein also financed and supported terrorism
around the world.
Courtesy: CNN's
Theodore Schleifer and Dan Merica
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