Saddam has been hanged.

Discuss.

It did more harm than good, I'd rather have seen him locked away. I personally don't believe killing anyone is the right thing to do, even if they killed many people.

One live or a million lives samething. We (western society) are now on the same level as Sadam. (Actually pretty sure we have been on the same level for years we just "spin" it better.

bone

I'm just waiting for it to go up on YouTube.

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Only Fox News would put an advertisement for life insurance on the same web page that announced Saddam's execution!

letting him rot would have been a better punishment and wouldn't have given more fuel to the false 'jihad' fire. the us put him there anyway. that's what we get for guarding the fence with a rabid dog.

i agree with everyone, he should have lived away his days in a dark small cell. his death just made him a martyr, which is exactly what he shouldn't be.

I'm fine with him being put to death, I just wish they would have tried him for the slaughter of all those many kurds as well.

History is replete with examples demonstrating that terrorists cause much more havoc in the name of "political prisoners" than they do for so-called martyrs. Prisoners can speak, write, and influence the outside world. Prisoners can escape, be released, or be used as bargaining chips. If you understood the incredibly complex issues involved in guarding Saddam over the past year, you would realize that "let him rot in jail" is monumentally more difficult than it sounds.

Furthermore, Saddam Hussein was killed in accordance with his government's due process system as well as his own religion's doctrine. Who are we to judge their moral and religious values?

I don't see this thread going good places.. but lets see where it goes..


Personally I don't think killing him is a good punishment.... Its like killing a sick dog, putting them out of their misery, his life took a horrible turn and then we killed him to put him out of the pain he was feeling form it. It would have been better to keep him alive, better as a punishment, better for strategy of the war, you never know when you might want to ask him a question, integrate him, but now that option no longer exists.

PowerBookG4 said:

I don't see this thread going good places.. but lets see where it goes..

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I agree

ToddG said:

History is replete with examples demonstrating that terrorists cause much more havoc in the name of "political prisoners" than they do for so-called martyrs. Prisoners can speak, write, and influence the outside world. Prisoners can escape, be released, or be used as bargaining chips. If you understood the incredibly complex issues involved in guarding Saddam over the past year, you would realize that "let him rot in jail" is monumentally more difficult than it sounds.

Furthermore, Saddam Hussein was killed in accordance with his government's due process system as well as his own religion's doctrine. Who are we to judge their moral and religious values?

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The first rational thing said in the thread so far.

Saddam died in the same manner in which he lived, yet he had more of a trial than he gave to most of of his victims. If the intention had ever been to have him spend life in prison, he would have had to have been tried outside Iraq, probably in the Hague, by the world court much like Milosevich was. Life in prison inside of Iraq would have meant his eventual freedom and resurgence on the political landscape.

ToddG said:

History is replete with examples demonstrating that terrorists cause much more havoc in the name of "political prisoners" than they do for so-called martyrs. Prisoners can speak, write, and influence the outside world. Prisoners can escape, be released, or be used as bargaining chips. If you understood the incredibly complex issues involved in guarding Saddam over the past year, you would realize that "let him rot in jail" is monumentally more difficult than it sounds.

Furthermore, Saddam Hussein was killed in accordance with his government's due process system as well as his own religion's doctrine. Who are we to judge their moral and religious values?

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I agree with this statement 100%. Although I personally would like to see Saddam rot in jail and possibly think about how much torture he can put people through, he can still communicate to other people as to what he wants done, escape, etc. It's not our job to judge Iraq's legal system or thought process without knowing all of the details like they do.

I'm not a fan of capital punishment.

Think it was the wrong thing to do.

The conspiracist (sp?) inside me thinks he's still alive though.

ToddG said:

History is replete with examples demonstrating that terrorists cause much more havoc in the name of "political prisoners" than they do for so-called martyrs. Prisoners can speak, write, and influence the outside world. Prisoners can escape, be released, or be used as bargaining chips. If you understood the incredibly complex issues involved in guarding Saddam over the past year, you would realize that "let him rot in jail" is monumentally more difficult than it sounds.

Furthermore, Saddam Hussein was killed in accordance with his government's due process system as well as his own religion's doctrine. Who are we to judge their moral and religious values?

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Ok, first I am not an expert on this so I might be talkin out my but.

Sadam was no fan of the terrorists. He had strict policies against groups like al qaeda (that is if they actually existed) and they did like him much. And if I remember rightly he did not rule by religious doctrine. But you are right, this is the due process of his own country so although though I don't agree with the death penalty I can respect their decision in this.

As for adding fuel to the "terrorism" fire then the just further proves this big lie. Sadam is not a Martyr just your average mass murdering dictator. Not sure why he got the wrath and others still have dinner at the white house.



bone

ToddG said:

I'm just waiting for it to go up on YouTube.

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Only Fox News would put an advertisement for life insurance on the same web page that announced Saddam's execution!

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Bwahahahahaha....REP!!!!!

Dude was trash. Think he would have cared if he was kept alive eating filet migon every night? Done deal. Good riddance. Duh.

Next.

Didn't realize they even allowed political discussion on these boards. Talk about risky!

boneheadz said:

groups like al qaeda (that is if they actually existed)

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:blind: Wow. Just ..... wow. :bomb:

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he got what he deserved....

you reap what you sow