--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 1/2/07 12:22:00 A.M. Central Standard Time, > > > jr_esq@ writes: > > > > > > At the very least, we can say Saddam was misguided, or went > astray. > > > He had his own intepretation of his Muslim faith. He apparently > > > believed that the end justifies the means. > > > > > > This failure to make the right choice of actions is the main > cause to > > > all of the problems today, specifically those that are related > to > > > religion and dogmas. > > > > > > The initial failure may start on a personal basis, such as > verbal > > > criticisms or hatred. If not caught early this error can > snowball > > > into a full scale war resulting in the deaths of many lives, as > we > > > see in Iraq and Afghanistan today. > > > > > > > > > > > > This is really really putting it mildly. Saddam's own mother > tried to abort > > > him. He grew up murdering people and associating with murderers. > He was > > > involved in assassination attempts and once he seized power he > killed those he > > > didn't trust.< There is no comparison to the wars he started and > the current > > > wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Saddam's war with Iran started over > an oil rich > > > strip of land he wanted and millions died for it. His war with > the > > > U.N.coalition, was over his attempt to annex a sovereign, oil > rich country, Kuwait. > > > Saddam killed via murder, war, and genocide for his own personal > power and glory. > > > > > > > Yet he still maintained some degree of family ties. He was no doubt > pathological in many > > ways, but was NOT non-functional in Society. > > Sociopaths are not typically dysfunctional in > society; they can be very high-functioning > people. > > > >
Depends on your definition. The definition of *sociopath* as opposed to *psychopath* includes the inability to hold a job for any length of time.
