Reply #34: you have your interpretation of his actions

[northzax]

I have mine. Galloway consistently claimed that Iraq took his words out of context, that's fine. You think he brought it up over the Christmas goose with Tariq Aziz?

or am I somehow misinterpreting that as well?

Certainly, the US would have had to think twice about invading Iraq if a strong Soviet Union still existed, then again, life would be different if a strong Germany still stood astride Europe. Doesn't mean in balance it is a better thing, though.

Look, I personally put Stalin on the same level as Hitler in the annals of 20th Century evil. Anyone who thinks Stalin was a good thing, or compliments Stalinism is, to me, the exact same thing as complimenting Hitler and Nazism. Certainly there were some good aspects of both regimes, but the evil they did far outweighs anything remotely good about them. It's like Charles Manson saving a kitten from drowning (I am making this up) a nice thing to do, but it certainly doesn't come close to making up for the evil he did. The minute someone in the 1990s compliments Stalin, and misses the totalitarian nature of the Soviet Union, without even acknowleding that totalitarianism, my nose starts twitching.

Again, I feel I should reiterate that I have seen no evidence that Galloway is a criminal in any way, therefore that discussion is moot until there is evidence( the burden is on the prosecution, right?) But from what I know of him, the worshipping of him that some people are undertaking is not wise, from my point of view. Just because he is right on this issue doesn't mean that he isn't a slimeball. I don't think people are as aware of that as they should be.