Saddam Hussein to be Hanged Tonight

Puck · The Texan Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 5596

Celebrating death will not be allowed. Republican Man, you will no longer post in this thread. jose cuervo, back on topic. Everyone else, you may post, but keep it somewhat tasteful.

Lord Borg · **Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:34 pm**

Hmm.... he killed all sorts of people right? I dont know about the death penalty usually, but for that many people? I think they made the right choice in this case.

I looked on CNN a lill, but I dont wanna watch the news all night on an execution, so I changed it.

Theresa · **Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:39 pm**

I'll be honest, this news doesn't really upset me. Yes, he'll now be a martyr, but he would've been such anyway. (Apparently giving oneself fully for a cause qualifies)
I'm just glad he can't continue to spread his poison any longer. I like the excerpt from the letter, btw,

Lord Borg · **Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:45 pm**

Yeah, I saw that part, and didn't read the rest of the letter. He sickens me, and his letter was nothing more then a plea to live. Funny, I wondeer if the people he had executed had a right to make a final letter?

jose cuervo · **Sat Dec 30, 2006 12:20 am**

WeAz · **Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:41 am**

Kyle Reese · **Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:57 am**

Look, I simply don't understand all of these massive death tolls. Here's something fairly recent.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/22/iraq.report/index.html

Now, if you multiply that "bloodiest month" by all 45 months of the Iraq war (it is 45 right? I could be wrong.) Then the total number of dead Iraqi civilians would be 166,905. Now, most months of the war haven't been nearly as bloody as October by far, and I do realize that a lot of deaths do go unreported, but I don't believe those �ber massive death tolls for a second.

PrankishSmart · **Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:36 am**

166,905, 300,000 or 600,000 dead, any of those figures are significant. 1,000 is significant. A single life is significant.

Good news that SH was given a fair trial and the justice has been correctly served and people can breathe a sigh of relief. Even though I don't personally agree with the death penalty in the least, it was a trial done to iraq law and their descision for the hanging.

But I don't think this will change the current level of violence in Iraq. Not one bit. There is only one thing that might, but too many people here refuse to believe it. There is nothing new in Iraq happening now that would help or improve the situation there.

Kyle Reese · **Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:03 pm**

harrykims#1fan · **Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:57 pm**

I believe in letting the punishment fit the crime, he was tried fairly, found guilty and punished.
Execution was the only option. keeping him locked up ran the risk of a possible escape and he was waaaaaaaaaaay passed rehabilitation being able to help him.

The old saying "an Eye for an Eye and a tooth for a tooth" seems fitting he killed so many so why are people complaining now that saddams had his comuppence. It should be a lesson for any other who thinks that mass murder is the way to go.

Sure enough he'll be seen as a martyr to some but isnt that the same with most excecutions?

TrekkieMage · **Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:15 am**

I for one, am not celebrating his death. It also happened to fall on a very important Muslim holiday, which was, in my opinion, stupid. I doubt much could have prevented his hanging, but I still am concerned about what the fallout will be.

Ziona · **Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:36 am**

I agree that the man had to be killed. But I don't celebrate in the fact that he had to die. I mean, I'm one of those people who doesn't like to think about violence and killing people as much as possible. So, in my opinion, I think his being hanged was justified but I don't like the fact that it had to come to it.

Birdy · Socialist Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Posts: 13502 Location: Here.

I think it's good that he has died, but still I don't support the death penalty. I know that when he got a life sentence, his followers would maybe try to break him out, or have the hope that he would one day rule Iraq. And now there's no chance of that, so I think that's a good thing.

Otter · **Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:22 am**

he'd no right 2 live after the people he had killed!

Defiant · **Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:08 pm**

I just saw the video of his hanging. Yowza. They should not have let that leak to the Internet, but of course they would have to, so that more people would support their actions and whatnot.

Starbuck · **Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:26 pm**

I think its disgusting that some day some sick person is going to use the video of his hanging and his execution and his death as entertainment. In a few months they'll make a movie about it.

WeAz · **Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:54 am**

The videos already out. That was fast.

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Was this worth the 3,000+ American lives?

I don't think so.

Saddam had no connection to 9/11, no WMDs... why are we there?

It dosen't make any sense.

I think it's funny how the "patriots" of the country, the Republicans are the first group of people to encourge war which will ultimatley lead to the death of our military men and women. But yet they are "patriots".

I also like how once they know there was no 9/11 connection and no WMD connection they constantly cite "they were oppressed, murdered and killed! We had to do something!" but in the same breath they'll say "we should just nuke 'em".

Although Saddam was a terrible and evil person and he did deserve this... and fully support his execution... But, I don't think it was worth the 3,000 American lives, the lies fed to the American people, the economic ramifications of the war and all other "side-effects".

There is an estimated 300,000+ death toll in Iraq. No I didn't add the extra 0 on accident. President Bush is lying agian and on top of that did not cite any sources when he said the 30,000 number.

1/4 of Iraq's prison population is imprisioned unjustly and many report abusive tactics and barbaric behavior from our troops...

Level of civil war is there.

Man, the thing is a mess. Whats is going on people...

Founder · **Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:05 am**

Oh good Lord....

Puck · The Texan Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 5596

This thread is about Saddam's execution. Not about how many Americans have died in Iraq. Nor is it about WMDs. Nor is it about the general Republican consensus on war. Neither is this thread a guessing game for how many Iraqis have died in the past few years. Also, it is not to discuss whether or not Iraq is in civil war.

If you can't stay on topic, then simply do not post.

Scapegoat Bob · **Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:50 am**

well sumone is grumpy