Saddam....30 days and counting

[Sevaede]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16389128/

[GreyhoundGirl]

It's right now. 15 minutes ago they led him to the gallows. the news says it won't be on TV.

Sorta creepy, I doubt "Earth" has hanged anyone is years. I mean, it does seem a tad inhumane, even if he does deserve it. *gets slightly creeped out*

[moosmom]

Yahoo.com reported Hussein was hanged today. Arab media confirmed it.

You can bet I'll be saying prayers there's no retaliation.

I've got one thing to say to Hussein...

BUH-BYE!!!

[GreyhoundGirl]

Yahoo.com reported Hussein was hanged today. Arab media confirmed it.

You can bet I'll be saying prayers there's no retaliation.

I've got one thing to say to Hussein...

BUH-BYE!!!

Oddly enough, I don't think he heard you.

[junescrater716]

Oddly enough, I don't think he heard you.

Yes try pointing your head down to the floor. lol

[cyber-sibes]

Yup, the deed is done, no more Saddam. It was a good decision to get it over with quickly. Less chance of some kind of insurgency jail break where he simply dissappeared out of public sight. I know it sounds macabre, but I keep hearing the munchkin song from the Wizard of OZ in my head -- "Ding Dong, the witch is dead! Which old witch? The wicked witch!" with a few word changes to fit the occasion.

[BC_MoM]

Sorta creepy, I doubt "Earth" has hanged anyone is years. I mean, it does seem a tad inhumane, even if he does deserve it. *gets slightly creeped out*

Ooh.. I see what you're saying! That is creepy.

I still think it's creepy, too, that you're all celebrating about hanging (forget who it is for a moment, please).

[popcornbird]

He is gone. He is gone from this world, and is now in the Hands of God, his Creator, the One in Whose hands we will all return to after we leave this world. God is Just, and will deal with him, and everyone, in justice. We have no place to 'judge' anymore, now that he is gone. God will do the ultimate justice, and deal with him accordingly.

Enough said. This war has killed way too many innocent people for me to care about this. Killing Saddam isn't going to bring anyone's loved ones back. It isn't going to bring back the people he killed. It isn't going to bring back the thousands of innocent Iraqi children, or mothers, or fathers, that the US bombs killed. It isn't going to serve any purpose. I've never liked Saddam, but truly, no matter how much anyone hates him, this 'hanging' will serve absolutely no purpose, at all. I don't care. I hate the war more than I hate Saddam or anyone else, and as far as I'm concerned, the war is still going on, and innocent people are still being killed...each and every day. This will not make any difference.

[BC_MoM]

popcornbird, I agree 101% with what you said.

[Sevaede]

"What other options were there left? He killed many, many people. A lot of people see it as a punishment. As in... what was there left to do? Should he have been left unpunished? What would have been more suitable?"

That seems to me what a large chunk of people who are pro-Saddam execution are saying.

Perhaps exile on a deserted isle would have been better.

[wombat2u2004]

"What other options were there left? He killed many, many people. A lot of people see it as a punishment."

This I have to agree with.

Even tho I am against the death penalty... the real question here is "What is the alternative???" Sure, we could lock him away forever and throw the key away, but really......... does the man deserve to live after committing such crimes against his own people ???? This man killed thousands of innocent men, women and children with chemicals such as cyanide and mustard gas......... what would you folk wish on someone like that who would do the same to your families ???
Saddam Hussein was a butcher, nothing more, and nothing less....he was judged fairly by a court of law, and sentenced according to the laws of his own country....laws that he himself was obviously immune to whilst in power.
Even tho I am a Christian (and I believe a good one), I believe that this man does not deserve to be among the living.
Sorry if I have offended anyone

[anna_66]

He is gone. He is gone from this world, and is now in the Hands of God, his Creator, the One in Whose hands we will all return to after we leave this world. God is Just, and will deal with him, and everyone, in justice. We have no place to 'judge' anymore, now that he is gone. God will do the ultimate justice, and deal with him accordingly.

Enough said. This war has killed way too many innocent people for me to care about this. Killing Saddam isn't going to bring anyone's loved ones back. It isn't going to bring back the people he killed. It isn't going to bring back the thousands of innocent Iraqi children, or mothers, or fathers, that the US bombs killed. It isn't going to serve any purpose. I've never liked Saddam, but truly, no matter how much anyone hates him, this 'hanging' will serve absolutely no purpose, at all. I don't care. I hate the war more than I hate Saddam or anyone else, and as far as I'm concerned, the war is still going on, and innocent people are still being killed...each and every day. This will not make any difference.

I couldn't agree with you more.

I have been working all day the last two days and haven't seen the news and was surprised when I logged on this morning to see that the deed was already done.

[finn's mom]

I think he's better off dead. Not necessarily for the sake of the world, but, for the sake of himself. I don't think he was a healthy man. I have no interest whatsoever in seeing a video or even photographs of his hanging, though I don't disagree with him being executed. It really doesn't make a lot of difference at this point, but, I'm sure it's closure for a lot of people.

[BC_MoM]

^The front of my newspaper. *shakes head*

[Alysser]

He is gone. He is gone from this world, and is now in the Hands of God, his Creator, the One in Whose hands we will all return to after we leave this world. God is Just, and will deal with him, and everyone, in justice. We have no place to 'judge' anymore, now that he is gone. God will do the ultimate justice, and deal with him accordingly.

Enough said. This war has killed way too many innocent people for me to care about this. Killing Saddam isn't going to bring anyone's loved ones back. It isn't going to bring back the people he killed. It isn't going to bring back the thousands of innocent Iraqi children, or mothers, or fathers, that the US bombs killed. It isn't going to serve any purpose. I've never liked Saddam, but truly, no matter how much anyone hates him, this 'hanging' will serve absolutely no purpose, at all. I don't care. I hate the war more than I hate Saddam or anyone else, and as far as I'm concerned, the war is still going on, and innocent people are still being killed...each and every day. This will not make any difference.

I agree with this 110%. This war has gone on far longer then it should have.