will it give the terrorist more of a reason to harm us.
Does killin saddam make much differance either way
2007-01-01 23:48:50 · 16 answers · asked by forensic_files23 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Not True DJ Because We As The U.S.A are technically responsible for his capture and ultimate death. they will always blame us no matter how mis directed it might be
2007-01-01 23:57:35 · update #1
It was an execution that will do nothing to quell the violence on Iraq's streets ...
The Independent :
"...There was a time when the death of Saddam might have been a solution of a kind. It might have been a clean break with the past, offering Iraq a new beginning. An open trial might have embodied the start of the rule of law. An execution might have united Iraqis. Regrettably - and to the eternal disgrace of the occupying powers - it will resolve nothing in the vortex that is today's Iraq..."
I couldn't agree more ...
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2007-01-02 00:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by dawicca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe there was reason for the execution of Saddam. I do not believe Saddam was any different from Hitler in moral quality. Between the tortures, rape rooms, and mass killings there was plenty of justification to kill Saddam.
Believe it or not I am not the type of person who believes in revenge but if a person presents great danger to society then by all means this person should be dis-empowered, even to the point of death.
I believe that if Saddam escaped and or was freed somehow he would present a serious danger that would cause many deaths. And yes there was a chance, prisoners escape sometimes with the help of guards all the time. Or a worse scenario, a dramatic shift in the political climatic.
As for reprisal killings. I believe those who are out there killing in mass really don't need any more excuses. They are so filled with hate and indoctrination they have already in their own minds have the excuses to kill Iraqis of other sects as well as any foreigners that reside in their country.
It seems we live in a world of extremes. Those who have blatant disregard for human life, and the bleeding hearts so to speak, who will cry foul and ridding this world of one of the most serious human rights offenders in recent history. What I hope we will eventually come to is a healthy balance.
One more thing I wanted to say is that there is a spiritual element to all this. Personally I believe there is a good probability that we live many lives. The lessons we learn in this life can be carried into the next.
Saddam was responsible for some horrible atrocities which these words can never truly describe. With that said I believe Saddam needed this type of Karma to know how it felt to be killed.
In all actuality his was given much more dignity and a less painful death than many of his victims. With this also being said Saddam had the opportunity to empathize with his victims. It is almost impossible to empathize with anyone without some relational experience to go off of. If you never had a cold in your life it would be hard to relate to someone who had a cold and was suffering. Those would have lost a child can offer support on a much deeper level than those who have not, etc.
I am not saving you cannot empathize at all unless you have had the exact same experience but you do need to have had some suffering in your life to connect the dots of what it must feel like for another to suffer.
Sometimes we forget and or simply don't care. In these cases another jolt of intense suffering may wake us up to reality and hopefully we can have a spiritually transformative experience that will ultimately alleviate suffering for ourselves as well as others.
Edit: Brainy, I thought we were talking about Saddam not the US governement and Henry Kissinger. One issue at a time my friend.
2007-01-02 08:32:45 · answer #2 · answered by Love of Truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does almost nobody seem to realize that America bears some responsibility for Saddam's crimes? He slaughtered several hundred of his own soldiers in the months after WE helped him gain power. WE gave him the weapons with which he went to war with Iran. WE pushed him out of Kuwait and then went home. Now all of a sudden we orchestrate a "fair trial" to try him for these old crimes? How fair is it when your defense lawyers keep getting assassinated? It is so, so wrong to claim that we had nothing to do with his trial. We spent 128 million dollars gathering evidence against him that no one is allowed to review. We even built the courthouse! We also never tried to delay his execution. Isn't it odd that he had to immediately be hanged? His appeals were still pending! Why is none of this ever acknowledged on the news? And whatever happened to Osama? Haven't heard about anyone looking for him lately, have you?
2007-01-02 15:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by captflapdoodle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are now forever deprived of the prospect of benefiting from the persuasive comments that an enlightened Saddam may have uttered in the future if he had the opportunity to realize and accept how he could lead his followers to a new view of this world, and others in it, toward at least "peaceful coexistence," and perhaps provide leadership toward solutions to many of our existing problems. With his death this became impossible. Had he lived...? I find no benefit from his death. I think of Saul and the benefits that came from his "conversion" to Paul. So, my answer to your question: No, killing him was not a good idea. Terrorists may prolong and increase their acts of terror. A few words from Saddam may have been helpful to our cause. I doubt that prolonged incarceration would have been more harmful than his execution.
2007-01-02 08:19:35 · answer #4 · answered by Warren S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Love of Truth" read "The Trial of Henry Kissinger" by Chris Hitchings. There is a war criminal that should be disposed of,sans merci.
To try and say the US had nothing to do with this is absurd. The whole "sideshow" was under control of the US.
Expect much more 'so-called' terrorist operations and sadly a much larger # of US dead.
2007-01-02 09:40:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think theres probably lots of saddam followers who will be all too ready to jump at the chance of bombing someone to "avenge his death"....but then again...He was hung in his own country..So the only people they can really harm in the name of saddam..is themselves..and that doesnt really seem worth it....although it wouldnt be the first time they've done harm to their own people, by far.
2007-01-02 07:52:56 · answer #6 · answered by Muzzy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure the significance in killing Saddam makes to that country. But at least he had the chance to feel the feelings that the people before he had them killed.
2007-01-02 08:02:50 · answer #7 · answered by roost2 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Saddam was actually tried and killed by the Iraqi people. We (Americans) were the ones who captured him but we played no part in the trial process. In fact we actually tried to postpone his execution by two weeks to ensure it was carried out properly but, the Iraqi court refused.
2007-01-02 08:02:13 · answer #8 · answered by fluid_reality78 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well I guess Saddam didnt think so.
2007-01-02 07:51:13 · answer #9 · answered by philip_jones2003 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, Yes and NO. We are the biggest bully on the block oppose us and killed.
2007-01-02 07:51:53 · answer #10 · answered by David B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋