2007-01-02 01:51:39 · 19 answers · asked by Smiles 4 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Below is a piece I wrote concerning the death of Saddam. Though I agree with his execution I do not agree with doing such by motivation of hate. It is never OK to hate. Hate only eats one up inside and by doing so we reside in our own personal hell.
Likewise we can create the Kingdom of God on earth by not only shifting our perspective, but by encouraging feelings of love, joy, and peace in our hearts.
With that said here is the piece I wrote below.
“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 are flip sides to the same coin. What I hope we will eventually come to is, a healthy balance.
One more thing I want to convey 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.”
2007-01-02 02:21:00 · answer #1 · answered by Love of Truth 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the Iraqi government did the right thing in executing him, to restore faith in their judicial system. BUT they should have waited until after the Muslim holiday to execute him. That should have been taken into consideration.
2007-01-02 02:42:53 · answer #2 · answered by Christina C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES.
BUT, honestly, we should have got him after the Gulf War. It should have been Osama swinging by his neck since he attacked OUR COUNTRY!!!!!
It does not matter though, Iraq is past Saddam and into full scale civil war - whether or not the US says so (remember Vietnam was a CONFLICT not a WAR)!!!!
2007-01-02 02:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im still confused about the whole issue myself!
However, I do not think he should have been executed the way he was, and i also don't believe pictures and tapes should be displayed everywhere for younger people to see.
2007-01-02 02:01:28 · answer #4 · answered by cheeselover:) 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Does a cat have a tail. Of course he should have been executed. It should have been a more fitting execution that the crime warrented but dead is dead. Read your Bible. In the Old Testament all sins were punishable by death. In the New Testament Jesus Christ died for our sins. But, only if we have accepted him as Lord and Savior. I do not believe that I heard Saddam pray to Jesus before he met his fate. You can be assured that he is spending time in a hot enviorment for his actions and his life.
2007-01-02 02:00:50 · answer #5 · answered by Barry H 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes. He was a cruel dictator who ruled his people mainly by fear. He had no problem killing off people who disliked him, even if it was by the thousands. Saddam got what he deserved.
2007-01-02 04:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. This is vengeance, not justice. What did it prove? What did it accomplish? Looks very much like what's going on there every day. This is not the 'road to democracy'.
2007-01-02 02:13:35 · answer #7 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He should have been executed years ago. The damage has already been done.
2007-01-02 02:01:35 · answer #8 · answered by RamontheGreat 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no. I think the worst punishment anyone can have is to sit in prison for life. He is out of his misery now, doesn't have to really face consequences
2007-01-02 01:59:42 · answer #9 · answered by wantme_comegetme 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Bush didn't execute anyone. He was tried, convicted and executed under Iraqi law.
It is none of our business.
2007-01-02 01:59:05 · answer #10 · answered by fucose_man 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋