Saddam is to be hanged for crimes against humanity.?

cincywahine

While I do think that he was a terrible man...and he did some horrible things...I do have to agree with you.

At least while he was in power his country was a peace.

I think that there could have been better ways to deal with the whole situation.

TMLeaf Fan

It may be about oil, but the fact remains that Saddam killed many of his own people, was captured, found guilty and sentenced. I don't agree with his punishment as I feel it allows him to get off too easy. He should be made to rot and suffer in a tiny cell for all eternity.

Anytime there is an opportunity to capture any person who murders his own people, there should be some effort to capture them, try them, and then sentence them, regardless of motive (oil etc).

spannerbox

Of course it's about oil, and i heard that Saddam was threatening to sell oil in euro, which would have under mind the great American dollar and that was the real reason for invading Iraq. Mind you he did invade Kuwait and his Armies murdered raped and pillaged that country, and not forgetting how many of his own people he killed. But there again as you said, what about all the other murdering dictators doing the same, but of course there no oil in these countries so what the point of us bothering. The one question that must be asked is "was it worth the cost, and why didn't we finish the job in the first place" ? after all we had the coalition in place and the backing of most Arab countries ??

et tu brute

You miss the point that he is being tried and executed by his own people (Iraqis) not the US or UK.

It is the people that he killed that are, in essence, getting their own back.

watcherofmankind

You have presented a good argument.

But perhaps we should try and hand the leaders of the countries that invaded Iraq.

shiba c

what about that f*******ng Bush???? Killin hundreds thousands of children,raping millions of women,tearinng thousands of people in a few soconds with his bombs!!!Obliterating towns,villages!!!Who will hang him?He is a suppliment and must be brought to justice.All Americans should unite and stop his ugly celebration of 'ash-festival'!!Saddam was hanged for Iraq but why not Bush for Afganistan and other countries of middle east.....people think again......

errie

We all know about Saddam. We have also heard all the conspiracy ideas about oil. You should get all your facts before you spout off on here. You are entitled to your opinion but that is all it is. Those of us who do know(I have been there, have you?) what this war is all about know it has nothing to do with oil. Reseach the problem and stop listening to the media for your material.

Not Ecky Boy

corrrect. and it is VERY unusual for a head of state to be executed.

But he is evil, and he must die. Of that there is no doubt.

What I find disturbing is that the execution will be filmed. No doubt in a matter of days, it will "unofficially" be in the public domain, maybe even Youtube.

I bet before long we will see questions on here, asking for the link to the execution video.

Luie

i got a question for everybody that says sh*t like its all about oil! why are gas prices so high? I was there twice and i never once went to go touch any oil!

Pehgi S

While I agree with most of what you are saying I would like to add a bit. At what point in history did the good old USA become the worlds morality meter? We are no more right than anyone else on this planet and I don't think the USA had any jurisdiction to convict Saddam. Here is a radical idea...lets shut off the cameras, bring our soldiers home, and let these countries work out their own problems. In a couple of years they will have either eradicated each other or come to some peace.

tucksie

It's not about crimes against humanity. If that was the case then why did they not go after Idi Amin, Marcos, Mugabe and Nicolae Ceausescu. The list goes on and on. But at the end of the day only Iraq had what was wanted, OIL, and that's what defines whether somebody is a criminal, not what they have done to their own.

gorgeousfluffpot

good point, yes it as about oil. If we were after terrorist dictators then Mugabe would be brought to book ... why are we ignoring this maniac? He is killing hundreds of his own people and we're turning our heads.
Glad you raised this point ..

mimi

Saddam has murdered so many people and tortured them, he is worthy to be hanged. Robert Mugabe is irrelevant and has nothing to do with the issue at hand. Get real already.

sarch_uk

My sentiments exactly....

old know all

There's no votes in killing Mugabe.

jamand

It only takes one person to remove these dictators. One person with a high powered long range rifle and sniper abilities! Some of these rifles are accurate up to a 1/2 mile away.

Much cheaper than full scale invasion!!

Bush and Blair ... are you reading this...No...thought not

chynablue

I know this is a little off your subject but after reading your answers David Icke wasnt so nutty after all

Peter M

Pity we can't put Bush and Blair up there with him.

colin050659

Another question that will probably recieve the same answers as the rest have

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