Saddam....30 days and counting

[Edwina's Secretary]

What I don't understand is why so many Americans are having hissy fits about him being hanged when the Iraqi people are the people who convicted him and sentenced him to die and were happy when he did die.

Interesting...hissy fit. As I recall they were some people who had "hissy fits" about wanting to take out Saddam. But of course...the US had NOTHING to do with it? It was just the Iraqi people...right....

I find it interesting too, that some people who said the reason we went to Iraq in the first place was to get rid of Saddam (since there was no connection with 9/11 and no WMD) are now saying....taking Saddam out won't solve anything.

So tell me again...WHY are our sons and daughters dying there? Why are so many lives being destroyed there?

I am with Kay on this.

[Vela]

But the question begs, why would anyone WANT to see a hanging? That's digusting and kinda sick to me, that anyone wants to watch someone else die, even if they felt they deserved it. I find it horrfying that anyone would actually film it or post it anywhere and that people would actually watch it.

[Argranade]

Sorry to say this but honestly I think only a looder would watch that video.

[junescrater716]

Sorry to say this but honestly I think only a looder would watch that video.

Gee thanks. I'm 13 it's like that old saying "curiosity killed the cat" all teens are curious it's like our job. lol

[RICHARD]

Who are these *some people?* Names please. When someone says to me *some people* or *they say* it makes me crazy. Without names/sources a statement like that has no meaning.

No kidding...

I want to know who had the threesome!


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When Nick Berg had his head cut off a local radio station played the audio protion of the tape.

Didn't need to see it.....nor any other 'snuff film"

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The current administration ran the same plan that any other president had...

He looked into a crystal ball and said, This is what we will do!

Then the Lord sayeth, "LO! Your plan is great! Let's see how it holds up when people start shooting at each other!"

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Some Americans were complaining about how we were on Saddam's side once upon a time.....

Those same people want to open up a dialog with terrorists.

Like WTFATT?

That's what happened with OBL too!

The stupidity behind that logic is beyond comprehension...

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All the people who oppose the war promised that we would get Blood for Oil.

I am still waiting for my oil.

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P.S. The weapons of GAS destruction SH used against the Kurds and Iranians
was really a joke, We didn't find any, did we?

[Edwina's Secretary]

P.S. The weapons of GAS destruction SH used against the Kurds and Iranians
was really a joke, We didn't find any, did we?

No, but we do still have the receipts.....

RICHARD, the issue was not whether Iraq HAD WMD....we knew they did...we were involved in supplying some of them...the issue was whether they STILL had those weapons...in violation of the UN Sanctions. A very big difference....

[RICHARD]

No, but we do still have the receipts.....

RICHARD, the issue was not whether Iraq HAD WMD....we knew they did...we were involved in supplying some of them...the issue was whether they STILL had those weapons...in violation of the UN Sanctions. A very big difference....

Well it sure didn't help his case that he acted like he still had them.....ask the UN inspectors about the warm welcome they got while searching.

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So what can we help Iran with?

Plutonium? Uranium? Some electric guidance systems?

I think that our benevolent nature should be enacted in 2007.

Let's just give them the bomb. that way we can get the preliiminaries out
of the way-and we can say-all together.......



WE GAVE THEM THE BOMB!

[Twisterdog]

No, but we do still have the receipts.....

Good point.

Think we could deduct that on our taxes, if we itemize?

Charitable Donations to Despots - $876 billion dollars

[Pam]

I find it interesting too, that some people who said the reason we went to Iraq in the first place was to get rid of Saddam (since there was no connection with 9/11 and no WMD) are now saying....taking Saddam out won't solve anything.

Who are these *some people?* Names please. When someone says to me *some people* or *they say* it makes me crazy. Without names/sources a statement like that has no meaning.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Who are these *some people?* Names please. When someone says to me *some people* or *they say* it makes me crazy. Without names/sources a statement like that has no meaning.

Geroge Bush....and his gang???

I am sorry Pam...I was trying to avoid pointing out that the person who, earlier in the thread said.... "I don't think there was ever anyone who said that Saddam's death would solve everything or end this war, but, it's one step.." had previously said that was the reason we sent our children to Iraq.

I was trying to be polite and less confrontational.

My point is...I believe it hypocritical to say the execution of Saddam was just the action of the Iraqi people. Isn't that why George Bush said we went to Iraq?

[Pam]

Geroge Bush....and his gang???

I am sorry Pam...I was trying to avoid pointing out that the person who, earlier in the thread said.... "I don't think there was ever anyone who said that Saddam's death would solve everything or end this war, but, it's one step.." had previously said that was the reason we sent our children to Iraq.

I was trying to be polite and less confrontational.

My point is...I believe it hypocritical to say the execution of Saddam was just the action of the Iraqi people. Isn't that why George Bush said we went to Iraq?

As I recall GW said we were going into Iraq to get rid of the WMD. I never heard him say we were going in there to rid Iraq of Saddam although I will agree that was *a given.* I don't believe for a minute that GW thinks that getting rid of Saddam is going to solve Iraq's problems.

Do you really think that if the Iraqi people were not in favor of ending his regime we would have still gone in? I am not trying to be flippant, I am just not understanding what you are saying...

[Edwina's Secretary]

Pam...you know you and I disagree on this. You took offense at me using the expression "some people" yet the post I quoted used the words...

so many Americans are having hissy fits

I don't see the difference. Who are these "so many Americans?"

The current adminstration nor anyone else has any idea how to get out of the mess they got this country into...that frightens me.

But I cannot understand the blood lust of watching a man's execution. Even an evil man. There was a time in this country where hangings were "events" that drew big crowds. I guess that hasn't really changed.

I do not know what the real reason was for the invasion of Iraq. We have been told too many different stories.

It is just so sad....

[K9soul]

But I cannot understand the blood lust of watching a man's execution. Even an evil man. There was a time in this country where hangings were "events" that drew big crowds. I guess that hasn't really changed.

I kept thinking about that analogy myself. When I was younger and watched westerns with my mom I couldn't believe that townsfolk gathered to watch hangings and made it a celebration/picnic affair. I was amazed by that. At that time I figured surely people would never do that now. I don't feel the slightest desire or curiosity to see any footage of it myself.

[wombat2u2004]

I kept thinking about that analogy myself. When I was younger and watched westerns with my mom I couldn't believe that townsfolk gathered to watch hangings and made it a celebration/picnic affair. I was amazed by that. At that time I figured surely people would never do that now. I don't feel the slightest desire or curiosity to see any footage of it myself.

But most humans are like that....yes ??? That is why they flock to the movies to see the blood and guts, and slow down on a highway to get a glimpse of some poor accident victim.
So what is it ??? Some kind of perversion ??? Or just simply human nature ???
And do they view that poor accident victim and the hanging of Saddam Hussein in the same light ???? I think not. I believe that the guy who was hanged in your western movie was the bad guy ???? Am I right ??? Which is aimed at an audience who like to know that sometimes...justice is done.
If I see an accident victim laying by the side of the road coughing up his last blood.....I feel so sick, and sorry for the poor unfortunate. When I see Saddam Hussien swinging on a rope....I feel glad....simply that...GLAD.
There is a difference...yes ???
Wombat