The Great Iraqi mistake

Listening to Majority Report on Air America, Janeane Garofalo and Sam Seder are making the Great Iraqi arguing mistake with Colin Quinn. They are allowing him to make Hussein's crimes the issues. This is a conservative's favorite argument because they are trying to press you into sounding like you are defending Hussein. My suggestion: When a conservative accuses you of wanting to keep a murderous despot in power, ask why the murdering was so acceptable at its height when we were funding it. Say it nicely. Is there a good reason we felt he was such a swell guy when he was bombing the crap out if Iran? Well?