Some people claim the citizens of Iraq would be better off if Saddam Hussein had not been captured, convicted, and executed. The reason Saddam was captured was because he was guilty of thousands of murders. He was charged, tried, and convicted for under 200 muders, but the actual death count was in the thousands.
Here is a page charting some of the killings at the hands of Saddam Hussein by use of chemical weapons:
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/iraq/attacks.htm
Let us step back for a moment and ask ourselves what we would prefer if our president had killed thousands of our citizens with chemical weapons. Would we want him to simply step down and receive pardons for the murders? Would we want him to face trial, conviction, and punishment? Or would we be better off ignoring these crimes simply to keep our president in power?
Now back to Iraq. What about Saddam? Should he have been left alone or faced the same justice all murderers should face?
2007-08-10
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