The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and give him maps,

I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him. The difference is that Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and to give him maps the better to target those guns.

Politics doesn’t require talent, intelligence, or good looks. Truly, someone like Donald Rumsfeld, a mediocre government functionary with no discernible talent, intelligence, or charm, is a greater international celebrity than Mick Jagger. Rumsfeld, despite being a has-been, is known in every corner of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa for his insanity and arrogance, while Jagger is admired by a mere couple hundred million music enthusiasts, huddled mostly in the First World.

I was an opponent of Saddam Hussein when the British and American governments and businessmen were selling him guns and gas.

well Donald Trump has a lot real estate to sell.

If they wanted to do something really monumental and momentous but not drastic, certainly if Donald Rumsfeld was to step aside and be replaced by Lieberman, that would be huge.