Quote Originally Posted by 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
I agree. I feel a little torn about the whole thing, because I don't know how I feel about the death penalty, but Saddam was compared to Hitler. I know he didn't go as far as Hitler, but the similarities are there. I don't know that I could celebrate his death, as I don't think I could celebrate anyone's death, but I am not sad he's gone.