Saddam hanging: my reaction

Collin · January 2007

acoustic guy wrote:

Nuts!

I don't believe in the death penalty, I don't think that makes me nuts.

yield2me · January 2007

miller8966 wrote:

I know what your all thinking: miller8966 must be as happy as a pig in shit...but honestly im not. I saw no reason for the execution of saddam.

I am not disagreeing with the fact that he is a tyrant and deserved justice...but to me a life in jail would have been far better than to give him the death penalty.

"As a noose was tightened around Hussein's neck, one of the executioners yelled "long live Muqtada al-Sadr," Haddad said, referring to the powerful anti-American Shiite religious leader.

Hussein, a Sunni, uttered one last phrase before he died, saying "Muqtada al-Sadr" in a mocking tone, according to Haddad's account."

That kind of scares me.

Here is the problem with keeping him alive in a jail cell. Alive, he would be able to spread hate and fuel the fires of civil war in Iraq from his cell. Look at Fidel Castro, they once had him locked up and captured but instead of executing him they just sent him away...that worked out real well. It's better to silence Saddam and let people forget about him. This way he can't say anything else...he can't motivate terrorists...I'm glad he is gone, it was the right move all the way.

onelongsong · January 2007

RavennaSeattle1911 wrote:

if it wasnt so tragic it would be funny

it sounds like a mell brooks movie

http://www.topix.net/content/ap/1871705540157352608635095369801151251435?threadid=KAKGKUTHFG6HUVNJ

bush says things wont change

when wa state hung wesley allen dodd in usa i think that year we had the highest crime rate that year or bundy too but im not real sure

i dont think death deters much-it seems to make them do moreand or they go out celibrate drive drunk and kill more or fight-sort of funny if it wasnt so tragic

the purpose was not to kill the man; but kill his ideals. charles manson still runs his little group from prison. granted; hitler's ideals are alive long after his death but had he lived; prison or not; his ideals would be much stronger.
another reason is a coup may cause his release and turn him lose on the world again. this time with a vengence.
killing is wrong; but we all share the need to protect ourselves. be it self defence; emotionally; financially; or the other ways we protect ourselves.
is it a deterrant? probably not. greed and power will always intoxicate man. but we protected others from the wrath of this man.
peace

yield2me · January 2007

onelongsong wrote:

the purpose was not to kill the man; but kill his ideals. charles manson still runs his little group from prison. granted; hitler's ideals are alive long after his death but had he lived; prison or not; his ideals would be much stronger.
another reason is a coup may cause his release and turn him lose on the world again. this time with a vengence.
killing is wrong; but we all share the need to protect ourselves. be it self defence; emotionally; financially; or the other ways we protect ourselves.
is it a deterrant? probably not. greed and power will always intoxicate man. but we protected others from the wrath of this man.
peace

Fidel Castro is all you have to say...

onelongsong · January 2007

yield2me wrote:

Fidel Castro is all you have to say...

i really don't know enough now. last i heard is that he got his act together and did good for his people. it wouldn't have worked anywhere else but i'm ignorant on the details.

yield2me · January 2007

onelongsong wrote:

i really don't know enough now. last i heard is that he got his act together and did good for his people. it wouldn't have worked anywhere else but i'm ignorant on the details.

Why do you think people in Cuba are risking their lives to cross the ocean to Miami in a home made raft? Castro is a dictator and he ruined that country IMO

Ahnimus · January 2007

Yea, a coup de'tat may give bad people power. Destroy all the nations!!!! Let us live in anarchy!!!!

RockinInCanada · January 2007

miller8966 wrote:

I know what your all thinking: miller8966 must be as happy as a pig in shit...but honestly im not. I saw no reason for the execution of saddam.

I am not disagreeing with the fact that he is a tyrant and deserved justice...but to me a life in jail would have been far better than to give him the death penalty.

"As a noose was tightened around Hussein's neck, one of the executioners yelled "long live Muqtada al-Sadr," Haddad said, referring to the powerful anti-American Shiite religious leader.

Hussein, a Sunni, uttered one last phrase before he died, saying "Muqtada al-Sadr" in a mocking tone, according to Haddad's account."

That kind of scares me.

Finally I agree with you.....

acoustic guy · January 2007

callen wrote:

just one second with an open mind....when you kill your no better than he...you just lowered yourself to his level...and the worst part you condone killing as an acceptable behavior. Get it???

I am not out to blow everyone up. but, Thats you way you have to deal with irrational people. And if you don't, you end up a victim. I am sure many here want to have a hugs and kisses meeting and discuss the problem over milk and cookies and try to help a savage like Saddam but in the long run you will lose. You will lose in the end.

Heatherj43 · January 2007

I thought his hanging was brutal and regardless of how brutal he may had been, to me it doesn't mean others have to stoop to that brutality. It makes them then same.
Then to allow witnesses in to taunt him, which even a guard did, was more like a lynching than justice.
It was wrong by all things I believe in.

Heineken Helen · January 2007

I dunno, it just leaves a bitter taste this does... I mean I'm not sorry he's dead but the MANNER in which he was killed doesn't seem to have much justice... it doesn't seem to be his actual victims and their families who got the final say.

I'm anti death penalty anyway cos I believe it's only god who can judge and I definitely believe in karma BUT also, why wasn't he given a hood? I'm sure it was so people couldn't claim the whole conspiracy thing but seriously... did they not know people all over the world are gonna be watching?

Byrnzie · January 2007

yield2me wrote:

Why do you think people in Cuba are risking their lives to cross the ocean to Miami in a home made raft? Castro is a dictator and he ruined that country IMO

So the 50 year illegal U.S blockade of Cuba has nothing to do with it then?

Collin · January 2007

onelongsong wrote:

granted; hitler's ideals are alive long after his death but had he lived; prison or not; his ideals would be much stronger.

How can you know that?

statistics · January 2007

i think it's good that so many people in the uk are criticising the hanging. i thought that wouldn't be the case.

Collin · January 2007

statistics wrote:

i think it's good that so many people in the uk are criticising the hanging. i thought that wouldn't be the case.

I wonder if that would be the case if he got lethal injection.

callen · January 2007

Collin wrote:

I wonder if that would be the case if he got lethal injection.

Just as the war is marketed to the American people...if its neat and clean and they don't have to actually see the pain and suffering they are for it. There's another post critisizing you tube for putting on a "snuff film" but sometimes wonder if we should indeed show dead and seriously wounded American Soldiers along with all executions we perform in the states.

farfromglorified · January 2007

Byrnzie wrote:

So the 50 year illegal U.S blockade of Cuba has nothing to do with it then?

Ummm.... since that blockade goes both ways how come you don't see swarms of Americans moving there?

hippiemom · January 2007

callen wrote:

Just as the war is marketed to the American people...if its neat and clean and they don't have to actually see the pain and suffering they are for it. There's another post critisizing you tube for putting on a "snuff film" but sometimes wonder if we should indeed show dead and seriously wounded American Soldiers along with all executions we perform in the states.

Sadly, there's a large block of people who would view the exectuion of criminals as a form of entertainment, so I think I'd prefer not to see that on youtube or anywhere else.

Iraq, on the other hand ... I don't think anyone would enjoy seeing our soldiers or Iraqi women and children being blown to bits, and we ought to show more of it. People who support war should see the reality of what they're supporting, not the sanitized version that currently makes the evening news.

Stereotype · January 2007

and seriously, does this make us any better then him?

America was never good, so how could it be better. What the **** are they pumping you with. That's the main problem of USA in my opinion ->lack of education. Knowledge per se, views, not just some nationalistic, imperialistic, heroist shit. Every time I see an american flag I really can't think of one thing that you could be proud of as Americans. And please spare me the answers..let's just say that it's not your fault, I'm sure you'll be satisfied with that..No hard feelings.. I expressed my oppnion with the softest words I could find in my limited world of english vocabulary.

Back to the thread..
Here is just a thought..
Who did supported Saddam from 1959 on?? Which country did just for example incourage Saddam to attack Iraq??(and for what lame reasons)..

Yeah, years pass but your "inspiring" thoughts remain...

You are just too loud.....

yield2me · January 2007

Byrnzie wrote:

So the 50 year illegal U.S blockade of Cuba has nothing to do with it then?

of course it does, but the reason it is there is because of Fidel's actions against this country...he could open up talks and start diplomatic relationships again and I'm sure we could mend the wounds and actually bring that country out of the 1950's, but he chooses not to. He chooses for his people to suffer.

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