Sadam Hussein reinstall him in power ?

Question

There's no doubt that Sadam Hussein is a brutal tyrant - but is he what that country actually needs ?

His trial is being criticised as possibly not being entirly legal by Amnistry International and UN overseers and now with this sentence of him being put to death the stoning scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian springs to mind - not even Blair, the village idot who runs our country feels he should be put to death and for once I actually agree with him.

And then there is the issue of why he is on trial in the first place. The way I understand it on the Kurds issue he had a load of them killed after an assination attempt on his life. There is more violence in Iraq now after his downfall than when he was in charge. Logic tells me that this is a violent race - and they're also obsessed with religion. Here in England we have done all that and bought the teeshirt it was called the 'Dark Ages' - these people are still in the dark ages and are a long way from the new religion we've got here

namely shopping at the Superstore. It was the same in Yugoslavia when TIto died - the whole thing degenerated into the most recent Balkans war - and there have been several.

I think the sad fact is that some races need a firm hand with all their different tribes what ever you want to call them and some are more evolved than others - some like the chinese have had their evolution held back - for which they are now hungrily making up lost time.

But surely with Iraq the best thing would be to 'spring' Sadam Hussein from wherever he is being held send him back where he came from and tell him quitely in both ears "we know where to find you - get this country back in order - and don't have delusions of grandeur this time or you'll be back under lock and key again" ?

It is a paradox I realise - but realistically instead of making yet another martyr for these primitive people to follow and god knows they've got enough already - wouldn't it be better to use him like a pawn ?

I actually agree he does deserve a fair trial - if it is at all possible - to find out the truth. Sadam Hussein may be evil - he may have had to be as I've said to keep the nation inline - and that's nothing new - but I would rather he was exposed rather than shunned - remember another Monty Python film - "how do you know she's a witch" answer ''well she looks like one" !!!

Please would people belonging to the Moral Coward Society i.e. not allowing email or im contact for rebuttal not answer the question - thankyou !

N O M O R A L CO W A R D S O C I E T Y M E M B E R S P L E A S E !!!!!

Answer 1

Our wartime propoganda machines have things so mythdirected that I doubt we can effectively judge the situation in Iraq.

Regardless of the hype, Saddam lost control of his country. I doubt he could ever return to the same level of authority as before.

It's a quaint thought that we could run the sands of the hourglass backwards to long before the war happened, but what is done is done. It was too late for Saddam when he decided to declare war on Kuwait. Had he not made that fatal error, he might still be a brutal dictator tyrant today. But his leadership methods and fate are nothing new: "sic semper tyrannis" was not coined yesterday.

Raving from a country that was getting bombed on a regular basis from the IRA, I really have to wonder if you really know how close your country has been to division and internal strife... Perhaps you are a little too complacent or smug for your own good? It was not so long ago that Europe was tearing itself apart - and really had the rest of us beat in terms of destroying the landscape! Now you're supposedly all pals. Ok, fine, but maybe it's the strife that allowed you all to pull what was dark and festering out into the light and address it? Maybe Iraq NEEDS to be in a war with itself and has long been waiting for all the venom to be released. Shi'ia, Sunni, and Kurds apparently all hate or at least distrust one another. They didn't create Iraq either - it was designed by Brits that figured they knew better what was best for the locals. Now the superficial powers that held them together from without have weakened. Do they really want to be together as one country - let alone "one nation" - now that they have self-determination? I don't want to make that decision for them. They must decide, although some of the deciding may happen with guns and bombs...

The UK and US interest is whether whatever they create will be hostile to our countries. Our forces there are present to remind Iraqis that we really, really CARE about that issue. We want whatever new Iraq or seperate countries form to like us (or we will shoot).

Answer 2

Suggesting that Iraqi's are in the Dark ages probably doesn't help just as suggesting that a convicted murderer should run their country. You are quick to label Blair (and I am no Blair supporter) as the village idiot whilst backing Saddam Hussian as a suitable premier...Get a small sense of perspective here please!
By the way, in case you were not aware, Saddam was already a murderer before he came to this particular trial and before he even came to power. He has been a criminal since his early years after a pitiful upbringing.
There are no great solutions to the Iraq problem, but reinstating Saddam is not even an option.
I don't believe in capital punishment, and the trial has been something of a show-trial, but the courts have reached a decision, and frankly he would have been found guilty by anyone's standards. Can you imagine the killing spree that would ensue if he got back in power??

Answer 3

I'm not really sure if I agree with you when you say thay Iraqis are a "violent race"....I think the truth is that they live in a violent--and, yes, sort of backwards society---bringing religion into the discussion doesn't help either--there are Christian extremists, too. The reason the western world doesn't react to them the same is because most of the west is Christian, therefore we would be criticizing our own values---that's why the Middle East---for the majority---sees nothing wrong with terrorism----however, I do think that the best way to stop (or atleast decrease) the violence in Iraq is to withdraw the coalition---America and its allies are being a little too naive for this----but, oh well.....

Answer 4

The Iraqi people live differently them most other countries. They like how they live so the answer to your question is I don't know but I do know the country is in more of a mess than it was when he was in power.

Answer 5

Re-install him in Iraq ,Re-install him in France,H'ell re-install him here ,I don't give a sh'it,he never did anything to me, I don't even know the guy.