Saddam’s execution is a very costly forgone conclusion.  There are nearly 2,800 dead and 20,000 wounded American troopers, and approx. 1.6 billion in *borrowed* treasure has been spent every week for the past several years—and for what?  All this just to execute a tin-pot dictator in a fractured, historically tribal country with no WMD?

Why are we in Iraq?

Why haven’t we focused on Bin Ladin?

This situation is absolutely pathetic.

George Bush and those who support him are responsible; such low deeds and faulty thinking borders on the insane!

36772 truthbetold says,

WHy are AMericans worried about dictators of other countries when they should be concerned with the corruption, greed and criminal element in their own government.
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Americans claim to be arrogant but with this arrogance comes ignorance and stupidity. Before looking at the ills of another nation look at your own, there is plenty for others to condemn.

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well said truthbetold,

I argue that we, too, will have to answer to history. We are not responsible or accountable for what Saddam has done; we are responsible and accountable for what we have done
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And history is clear on this: In Iran, in Guatemala, in Vietnam, in Chile, in Nicaragua, and certainly in Iraq, the American people cannot plead ignorance. Even if the mainstream press covers such stories inadequately, there is sufficient information for us to know what our government is doing in our name. But for some reason, we prefer to avert our eyes and point the finger elsewhere

is he worse than Bush?

Wicho, you are so happy to see this guy go…why? I do not support him but what reason would you have other than you are supporting BUSH and his crimes. WHy are AMericans worried about dictators of other countries when they should be concerned with the corruption, greed and criminal element in their own government.

Americans claim to be arrogant but with this arrogance comes ignorance and stupidity. Before looking at the ills of another nation look at your own, there is plenty for others to condemn.

Prior to BUSH countries were not concerned with the US except in the sense of doing business. Here come the stupid ignorant wanttobe cowboy born in connecticut who claims to be from texas retarded BUSH. Just do not understand why American sat by and watched these morons take over the goverment but then yet they want to push wars in other nations. You people are morons. Your government lied to you when are you going to wake up and march to the white house and remove their asses. DO YOU NOT READ YOUR OWN CONSTITUTION and LAWS…I guess not!!! Maybe you will understand that Congress is also complicit in this war and the death of soldiers along with innocent people.

WAKE UP AMERICA and this process does not just occur during ELECTION>>>>>>EVER HEARD OF PROTEST and Citizen Militias…and you speak of patriotism…what a bunch of crock.

Saddam is no Osama. Osama is responsible for 9/11, not Saddam. Bush went after Saddam with all the military might and let go of Osama. This is America’s failure because of this utterly incompetent administration. A recent study shows that the invasion of Iraq caused 660,000 iraqi lives. How many has Saddam killed?

Uhhhh, second thought. That 660,000 was not murdered, massacre, It was merely “collateral damage”.

BREAKING NEWS : He has had is sentence changed - you can read about it here

Mahatma Gandi would say “An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind”. I would like to know how many Iraqi civilians have died for Iraqi Freedom.  Is anyone counting?  There was a young American woman who was in Iraq counting the deaths but she, too, was murdered.  When will it stop?  ...I suggest voters go up to a 17 year old and say “Son, daughter,  who would you vote for on Tuesday?  Since you cannot vote, and if and when a draft comes up, you will be the first called, so please, tell me, who you would vote for if you could. Who do you, my dear 17 year youngian, need to win to support your future? I give you my vote.”

Yeah sure, good riddance, blah blah, snore. Gee, as if we really expected a different outcome from this “trial.” As if we really cared about what was happening with Saddam…he’s been out of the picture for years now.

I also get the feeling that this is what Karl Rove was banking on to turn the election in GOP favor (their “October surprise”), and the reason he was not worried about losing a house of congress. Sheesh, if so, then he has become terribly out of touch…good to see, finally, that “the architect” is accumulating a significant amount of rust in his bearings.

Asked to comment on the verdict condemning him to death, Mr. Hussein said “I regret that I have but one life to give to assist a Republican campaign trick for the Congressional elections.”

And Bush plays the execution card.  Things are starting to get serious.

Baghdad, Saturday, 4 November 2006

Baath Party on record: any harm to Saddam Husayn will close the door to negotiations and America will pay the greatest price it has ever paid in its history.

On Tuesday, 31 October 2006, the Culture and Information Bureau of the Iraqi Baath Party issued a statement in which it declared that the life of Iraqi President Saddam Husayn and his comrades “is a red line that the occupation must not cross.”

The Baath said in its statement that it “forcibly warns the American administration against the consequences of harming the President and his comrades and declares that America will pay an enormous price such as it has never paid in all its history if the President is caused any harm.”

“This is absolutely not a threat,” the Baath statement said, “it is rather a statement of fact.”

The Baath declared: “Our Party demands that the American Administration immediately and unconditionally release the President and his comrades. That is one of the fundamental preconditions for any negotiation such as America is now feverishly striving to hold with the Party and the Iraqi National Resistance.”

“Accordingly,” the Baath statement emphasized, “any arm done to the President will close the door to any possible negotiations and a final resolution will be taken not to allow any American forces to leave in flight from Iraq unless thousands of bodies go out with them in plastic bags or every inch of soil is covered in their bodies strewn around the country. The world will then witness once again, but this time an even more humiliating disorganized and cowardly flight from the green earth in their aircraft amidst the intense artillery and rocket bombardments of the Resistance – a route greater than what took place in Viet Nam.”

http://www.iraq-war.ru/article/107896

History will reveal the timing of this “verdict” to have been another United States election manipulation scam of the Bush regime.

And after they hang him, what will have been accomplished? Nothing. And the killing will go on.

I will make you a bet that you will not hear any mention of just how complicit the US government was in the crimes for which they have arranged to publically murder this man for the entertainment of the bloodthirsty hordes of rednecks in the US.

Let us not forget the U.S. supported that despot for years.

I am glad to see this guy leave . I just have to wonder about the timing of this . I guess the elections are not going as plan for some parties here in the U.S .