His future under Saddam would have one of being forced into the military. He might have died in a future invasion of Iran, like many of his country men had. He might have said the wrong thing and had his tongue cut out or been executed like the thousands before him.

America, 1863.

Civil War protestor. “We should not be fighting this war too many people are dying. The Slaves would be better off as slaves than letting people die for the anti-slavery cause. Some of them might get killed as a process of us freeing them, so we shouldn’t try.”

“Let the Slaves free themselves. Why should Americans die to free them?”

Germany 1942

WWII protestor. “We should not be fighting this war. Too many people are dying. The German Jews would be better off if we did nothing and left them alone. We might kill some of the Jews trying to Liberate them, so we shouldn’t try.”

“Let the German Jews liberate themselves. Why should American’s die Liberating them. If they really hate the way the Nazis are treating them, they will rise up against Hitler and the Nazis.”