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On the recordJuly 6, 2004
I was reminded very strongly about what we displaced in Iraq when we got rid of Saddam Hussein, because one of the lead surgeons there had a videotape that was done by Saddam Hussein's agents as they amputated the hands of businessmen who they brought to the prison and decided, because Saddam Hussein had figured that they had not done enough for business lately and they had not brought the economy up sufficiently in Iraq in a certain period of time, he had their hands surgically amputated to give a little motivation to the other members of the business community. I imagine it did motivate them. It probably motivated them to get out of there as quickly as they could.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois
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Discussing the impact of Saddam Hussein's regime on Iraq during a speech about U.S. military actions.

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