To break down part of the story of Jesus into basic, common-day terms, we can say: Jesus opposed the will of the state and was executed as a result. He became a martyr and christans have been worshiping him ever since. One can also argue that people have been killing in his name for over 2000 years now.
Now, today, we have Saddam Hussein, who has opposed the will of the state and is now due to be executed as a result.
Will he become a martyr to his supporters and be worshiped?
Will people continue to kill in his name for 2000 years to come?
PS - Don't be offended by my comparison here. I think Hussein is a bad man and deserves whatever comes his way. I never saw Jesus in action - but I imagine his motives were good. But that's not the question...
2006-11-11 11:10:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I'll re-title the question to "Is a martyr about to be created?"
"We" can refer to 'the world'. From America to Iraq and every country in between.
2006-11-11 11:30:28 · update #1
Saddam ain't gonna be martyr material, folks. More like a Ceausescu, a Mussolini, or a Milosovic. He'll be forgotten in a few years. Just a neighborhood thug who shot his way to the top. Look at Uhday and Kusay.. or however you spelled their names. No shrines or pilgramages for those sweet boys. We aren't talking Ghandi here
It's good to see the Iraqi justice system is moving along at breakneck speed. Oooops... insensitive choice of words on my part...
2006-11-11 17:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah what an insightful question. But does Sadam fit the martyr role? I think he was more on the cause of being in power than fighting a jihad, but maybe they can create a martyr out of him.
Free elections? I think they have to be careful where they draw artificial borders after wars. What if you have a 60 40 split among two groups antagonistic to each other? And you bar all the old Baathists from participating, its like saying, for sure it will be a shiite government. Its really a puppet government, you can't govern Iraq like its America.
Killing in the name of: Allah, Jesus, "freedom and democracy",??
Its all bull.
2006-11-11 12:45:44 · answer #2 · answered by Thurston Howell III 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there is not any doubt that we created a martyr out of Saddam to the Baathists. To the Shiites, no. this is a solid guess how some years that's going to take for issues to ever be incredibly resolved in Iraq -- and the placement is worse for women folk there now than it grew to become into earlier. to no longer point out they now have DU everywhere in the rustic -- the present that keeps on giving. ##
2016-12-17 08:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by schluckerbier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We , I believe you are referring to the United States - thus I will answer as such. If I am wrong let me know what WE you are referring to.
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We did not condemn Saddam Hussein to death by hanging that was the newly formed government in Iraq.
If we are going to have them stand up and govern themselves so we can bring our troops home . We are going to have to let them follow the letter of the law they wrote and approved. They are the ones that handed down Saddam's sentence so it is up to them to enforce that ruling.
Iraq is its own nation, it had free elections. Let them rule as they see fit and we can come home.
2006-11-11 11:25:01 · answer #4 · answered by Akkita 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Akkita compliments for attacking the question with thought, I agree entirely and ..time will tell. Good question!
2006-11-11 22:53:22 · answer #5 · answered by renclrk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes of course, the muslim faith has no shortage of those though
2006-11-11 12:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
so what
2006-11-11 17:09:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋