Trully this man was a despotic tyrant and deserves punishment, however, I can’t condone this farse of a trial. My feeling is that the administration blocked him from being tried in the world court in-order keep the world from knowing just how culpable we were in encourageing and supplying him with weapons and the technology to do the inhumane acts that he is accused of. I can think of two or three people that should be standing inline on that gallows and they are not Iraqi. I need a shower.

PM Maliki has no choice. Between his position and to sacrifice his fellow native he must pick one to satisfy his GOD (no spelling backward, please).

The situation of a servant is so difficult.

The US has not been particularly diligent about capturing or executing Osama bin Laden.  His demise might diminish support for more serious objectives of the GWOT: Iraq, Iran, more money for defense, distraction from bread and butter issues, and slogans to discredit your opponents.  So why be in a hurry to hang Saddam either?  Iraq’s Shiites, seeing their nemesis dangling on a rope, might become more rigid and uncompromising.  The Sunnis will only mourn, fear their own eventual execution, and consequently become more violent.  Americans will say, “OK, so why not bring the troops home.” Perhaps the Bush White House is not so eager to see the hanging occur.  Furthermore, from Iraq’s own standpoint, perhaps the risk of Saddam’s survival and re-emergence will do more good than harm towards the feuding sects’ willingness to compromise.

Sadam was an evil man, very evil.  Just like another dozen or so leaders around the world.  I am ashamed that the US will have played a major role in his trial and execution.  Almost like the democrats putting GW on trial and decisioning his fate....... I can’t say for certain he got a fair trial.  Again, I agree he was a very evil man and I believe in the death penalty....I just don’t feel good about this case at all.

Once again the actions of Bu$h will further erode any chance America will ever have to assure a peaceful Iraq. Further the exacution of Saddam will deepen the hatred for America. The Sunni portion of Iraqs people will never forgive the execution of Saddam. I know many thought the Iraqis would welcome us with open hearts, which they did at first. However, our lack of planning for the peace has turned what was a bad dream (Sadam as President) into a nightmare that appears to have no end (Civil War). The majority of Shiite and the vast majority of sunni would take back Saddam if they could get back to pre-war conditions, even though our “Sanctions” had decimated their economy. Please don’t respond that Iraq is better off. Look at the real picture on the ground there. Hundreds of thousands dead, maimed or displaced, less Electricity, Less jobs, less oil production and we could make the list of “Less” much longer.