OT: Saddam Hussein Arrested

[SamuraiProgrammer]

Let's not equate capturing Saddam with winning the election! Let's not equate failing to capture Saddam with losing the election!

You see, if we do, it starts to imply that there are Americans that are sad Saddam got caught because it might mean their party might not win.

Any American who is sad (in any way) about Saddam getting caught needs to have a proirity check! Soon!

When the political party system gets in the way of unity as a nation against someone who has the undisputed history of murdering his own people, then partisan politics has gone tooooooo far!

I predict a hot period of suicide attacks in Iraq followed by peace at Last!

WOOHOO!

Merry Christmas!!

[dogscoff]

I wonder if they'll treat him as badly as their captives in camp X-Ray. And if they treat him better than them, I wonder whether anyone will ask why those 'suspected terrorists' are being treated so badly when this guy who is undeniably responsible for untold misery gets proper treatment.

But all the same, good to have the old bastard behind bars.

[CNCRaymond]

Dan Quale 2008 all the way!

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by dogscoff:
I wonder if they'll treat him as badly as their captives in camp X-Ray. And if they treat him better than them, I wonder whether anyone will ask why those 'suspected terrorists' are being treated so badly when this guy who is undeniably responsible for untold misery gets proper treatment.

The suspects in camp X-ray aren't being treated badly, beyond the simple fact that they are being held indefinately which I will allow is wrong by itself and needs rectified. Perhaps compared to a standard US prision they have it rough, but by international standards they are being treated quite well. There have been some restrictions on their free expression of their religious beliefs, but that would not be a punishment for Sadaam as his adherance to Islam has never been more then for his own polictical benefit anyway.

Geoschmo

[primitive]

Originally posted by Loser:

*Loser looks forward, especially, to replies from Rex, Oleg, and The Primitive One.*

Thank you

Congrats on catching him alive, well done.

You don't have me down as a Saddam lover, do you ? He is a SOB and a war criminal and deserves everyting he got coming.

However: I think catching him alive now is not a good sign for GWB. Dead it would have been a clean victory, alive he will only help bring the focus back to GWBs lying and cheating during the buildup to the war. I predict once the first celebrations are over, GWB will face renewed attention from the media regarding the missing WMDs and the big contracts awarded to his friends. Weather it's enough to throw the election or not; we can only hope (or not ).

BTW:
Feel free to throw this back in my face in 6 months time if I'm wrong

[Loser]

Originally posted by primitive:
You don't have me down as a Saddam lover, do you ?

Not at all. I can't think of anyone I know, RL or Online, I would put on that list.

It's your... how to put it... pronounced and well expressed disapproval of the recent course of actions taken but U.S. leadership that would bring something more to this thread. Not that I disapprove of pat-on-the-back content, but variety of opinion and contribution is what these threads great.

Also not that post so far have been strictly congratulatory or jingoistic (hates the word, so overused, like France-bashing, used to be cool but now everyone's doing it ), but I figured you'd have something to contribute that might not otherwise be noted.

And although I disagree with your belief that this event will bring more focus on the ... perhaps lies, perhaps misunderstandings (never assume malice where ignorance or incompetence are fine explanations (though I lean more toward the 'lie' side every month) that were used to justify the matter in the first place, it is a real possibility that I had not yet considered.

[edit: thems some bad sentances. broke a few rules there, I think)

[ December 14, 2003, 15:51: Message edited by: Loser ]

[Cipher7071]

It seems there are a number of Iraqis who want to try Saddam in Iraq. Some of the of pundits say Iraq, some say in international court, some say both. In any case, trying him in the U.S. would be a big mistake all around.