Something interesting I read

The other day I was reading a political thriller Transfer of Power, and I read something quite interesting. The book is about a group of terrorists who stage a raid on the White House and take about a hundred hostages. The terrorist leader is also ironically being supported by Saddam Hussein. At one point in the book he looks upon Saddam's "better qualities" of lying, cheating, and goading the West.

Although it is a story of pure fiction in this small segment of the book it explores how Saddam made it a habit to push the West's buttons. How he'd go through the UN and lie to inspectors, make them leave, push to the very brink of war and then come back. You know the whole ordeal. He managed to do this during the eight years of Bill Clinton with little if no consequences. He probably thought he could do this indefinitely and then pass the mantle on to one of his sons to continue on into the future. This section of the book also mentioned how Saddam knew he could get away with this, because the American people at large and liberal politicians don't have the stomach for war. I bet Saddam didn't think we'd go to war with him this time around. He probably thought we'd back down and leave him to continue to support terrorists and produce WMDs.. He was wrong. He didn't count on President George W. Bush, who had the moral clarity to face down atrocious dictators like Saddam Hussein. He made Saddam accountable for his actions. Now thanks to our forces he and about sixteen of his cohorts are now in prison and awaiting trial.