Should George Bush and Tony Blair be hung?

Question

For the civilian deaths that occurred during and after the Iraq war.

Don't get me wrong, I'm against the death penalty, but I'm curious to know what people think.

MotherBear... does it make a difference if they went to war knowing that those intelligence dossiers were false?

Thank you MotherBear. Would this all be revealed if they were tried?

Thank you for your comments Blaarts. It's nice to get an insider's view. My impression is that no matter how bad Sadam was, things seem to be worse since this war occurred, i.e. more people are dying now than they were in the time of Sadam.

If the war was approved using a con (that Sadam had WMDs), surely the con man should be brought to account?

Answer 1

Not hung, but definitely they should stand trial for war crimes. They don't appear to be any better than Sadaam Hussain.

Answer 2

Don't think you can seriously put Bush and Blair in the same category as Saddam Hussain. As leaders of countries they have had to make decisions that they think are correct. If you could be hung for making an incorrect decision, no one would ever lead a country. Having said that, I do think George Bush is an idiot. At least Tony Blair has some brains.

Answer 3

Having read some of the comments above, I thought that I should also stick my two penny worth in. After having gone into Iraq with the Royal Marines as a company Medic after the first Gulf War, I'd like to see how many of these misinformed idiots above would change their opinion. Whilst I do not necessarily agree with a lot that Blair & Bush have done, MotherBear and madison et al are correct - unfortunately, war breeds civilian casualties and that is a sad fact of life. Blair & Bush have not directly ordered the deaths of innocent civilians, these people have been killed by indirect actions of conflict and sadly this is unavoidable. As a serving member of the Armed Forces and having friends and colleagues serving in places like Iraq and Afghanistan there is little doubt that we would all like to see an end to war - but it's not going to happen. Perhaps guys like Wyntjies and Jesus Murphy would like to volunteer to serve alongside these guys - I'm pretty sure had you been burying dead children with me in 1990 Saddam's antics wouldn't have looked like 'a school yard shoving match'.

Saddam has been found guilty of 148 deaths - these are the cases that have proved on evidence found. Believe me of the villages I visited, there were hundreds and hundreds more bodies of familes gassed by Iraqi troops on Saddam's direct orders.

Answer 4

death is not painful they will just die.i think god will not let any one kill 750000 human without punishment. i wish they get prostatic cancer and then they will have to remove their prostate.and you can not be male without prostate and they will have to take estrogen and progesterone as hormonal therapy they will become females and their sound will be like females and they will be attracted to males and then the cancer will send metastasis to brain and finally die after severe pain even morphine can not stop it and in the second life they will go hell
those idiot saying it is a war and that is the cost. i say it is the media you hear .this war was because bush need money from oil
no SW no anything all this just a media .
at last no one escape without punishment soon the day come and Arab become stronger again and beat bush and his army just a time matter

Answer 5

No, neither has admitted to mendacity about some thing. certain, all of us do not forget that they did, notwithstanding the tale is "we acted on incorrect intelligence" (insert GW comic tale right here). Depleted uranium isn't an unlawful weapon in any respect, extremely, neither is it any form of chemical weapon. Neither united states of america has used any unlawful chemical guns in Iraq or Afghanistan, no longer even critics has claimed that. the idea of warfare crimes trials comes from WWII. It develop into surely a made up "we are the winners, we get to authentic vengeance form of aspect", there is not any formal global procedure for it. surely, as democratically elected leaders of international locations, they're immune from being prosecuted outdoors of their personal international locations.

Answer 6

George Bush has committed crimes against humanity, but he will never see the inside of a prison cell, let alone a hangman's noose! The American public are the only force that can reign him and his thugs in, but so far, the violent and hateful have been in control. The process of "democracy" in the U.S is one of the great jokes of the new millenium.
Money rules everything, and the rich are truly above the law!!

Answer 7

nah give them there own comedy show a day in the life of blair and bush with avid merrion thrown in the mix, u could have tony blair trying to make his own indy band and mr bush will become a country folk singer oh how funny would that be

Answer 8

Very good question. Well it would be nice to think that justice goes across the board.....but then that would be a dream world and fantasy. Bush and his puppet blair r guilty of lies, murder not only to other nationals but to their own troops for sending them there in the first place, stealing of oil.
Hung? nah, Bush should be impeached and Blair gone, which is only a matter of time for the pair of them. What a legacy they will be leaving!

Answer 9

What has happened in Iraq is known as "casualties of war" sadly, accidents happen and the wrong people die. 'Course that sort of thing does happen when the dictator of the country places civilians in harms way. But I digress... Saddam hunted down his own people and tortured them, nothing to do with war... The rules of war have been followed and that does not warrent the same punishment.

edit: Only they know if they *knew* that... and if I recall correctly (here we go with semantics again) it was "Weapons of Mass Destruction" they were looking for, not nukes... chem warfare plans can be deleted with a single click of a button... and the ingredients can look innocent when not together.

edit again: no, it would not come out, because nobody can *know* for certain what they *knew*. They *could* have truly believed they were going in for the right reasons.

But your question is definately a "no" because the rules have been followed, and sadly, casualties happen. War is Hell.

Answer 10

yeh, this whole War against Iraq has been an unnecessary slaughter.

Killing saddam sets a precedent for all killer leaders! even our own ones had better watch out.

Answer 11

Nah put them on benefits in a hi rise in a rough area for life with no transfer