Saddam Hussein Executed

Happydude · 12-30-2006, 02:54 AM

well, i guess it's about time...although i agree with some of the soldiers, that this won't do much to end the war and what-not.

Dylflon · 12-30-2006, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Happydude

well, i guess it's about time...although i agree with some of the soldiers, that this won't do much to end the war and what-not.

Correct. Saddam's been out of the country for some time now anyways. It's just something to boost morale and maybe George W's 9% (is that the current statistic?) approval rating.

Typhoid · 12-30-2006, 04:53 AM

I suspect a new slogan being something along the lines of "2007, the first Saddam free year!" followed by a ticker-tape parade, hookers and blow.

Ginkasa · 12-31-2006, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylflon

Correct. Saddam's been out of the country for some time now anyways. It's just something to boost morale and maybe George W's 9% (is that the current statistic?) approval rating.

It might also be because of a little thing called "justice." I mean, you know...

*shrugs and walks away*

KillerGremlin · 12-31-2006, 03:28 AM

i dunno...i always figured the death penalty was the easy way out...

i'd rather be put to death than rot in a cell for the remainder of my life

Professor S · 12-31-2006, 07:44 PM

I'm against the death penalty, but I have to concede it was necessary in this case. Iraq needs this closure. If he were to stay alive the Iraqi people would still fear that he could return to power sometime or be broken out by Bathe Party loyalists.

I also found it funny that CNN immediately started to argue that Saddam's execution was far too quick and that the Iraqi government was violating its own laws, blah blah blah. God forbid something happens in the Middle East that they DON'T spin into some sort of a failure in Iraq. The truth is that once Saddam was tranferred into Iraqi custody they had to kill him quickly to prevent any "shenanigans" from loyalists or insurgents. As we know its still highly unstable there, and any sort of failure to execute Saddam would CRUSH the people's faith in the new government.

Hye was put to death, and put to death quickly. I just wish they would "leak" the execution tapes just to make sure that the people finally knew he was dead and would NEVER come back. It sounds barbaric, but Saddam was barbaric to his won people for decades, and the psychological hold that can have on a populace is terrible.

Verdict: The did good.

Jason1 · 01-01-2007, 03:52 PM

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Hye was put to death, and put to death quickly. I just wish they would "leak" the execution tapes just to make sure that the people finally knew he was dead and would NEVER come back.

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Ahem... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ4TH2SfZHE

Xantar · 01-03-2007, 12:51 PM

I don't know what CNN is saying about this, but I'm a little disturbed by the idea that an execution must take place within 30 days of final appeal. If that had been the law in the States, we would have had a lot of innocent people being executed.

And actually, I think the release of any death tapes they have is good so long as they don't start broadcasting it on TV. We're responsible for it. We should be able to see it if we want to.