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Some people are comparing Saddam Hussein with Hitler, but it should be remembered that Hitler was not a dictator, but an elected leader of the Nazi party. When he stood against Hindenburg in the 1932 presidential elections he gained over 13 million votes out of a total of 32 million. Hindenburg who was duly elected as President thought very little of Hitler at the time, only to appoint him Chancellor in 1933.It is interesting to speculate that had not Hitler become Chancellor, would world war 2 have happened. In the defence of Hindenberg who was 82 at the time,he was seeing the virtual collapse of Parliamentary government, and inpending civil war. A sizeable majority of German people supported Hitler, which allowed the Nazi party to grow into a very real threat to world peace.
It just shows that even a democratic country, with parliamentary elections,can,with the consent of the people,become a very real threat to world stability.
What is worrying is that even if democracy is introduced into Iraq, there is a danger that the Iraqi people could well elect a leader just as dangerous as Hitler.
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