When you have a regime that would be happier in the afterlife than in this life, this is not a regime that is subject to classic theories of deterrence.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the survival of it is in his hands.
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
The world will not accept dictatorship or domination.
We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.
You can't become a dictator through checks and balances.
I don't believe in regime change, certainly not in the Middle East.
Happy are those few nations that have not waited till the slow succession of human vicissitudes should, from the extremity of evil, produce a transition to good; but by prudent laws have facilitated the progress from one to the other!
When you talk about peace through strength, what you're talking about is the concept of deterrence.
When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.