December 30, 2006
Hang high, Saddam; Bush cowers in Crawford
Regardless of what you think about Bush’s war of choice, the death of Hussein is welcome. Unfortunately, the time line of questionable decisions that got us to this point will go down as a dark period in U.S. history. Also, the potential for escalated violence due to his demise is real.
Only time will tell if his execution will initiate a positive or negative response from the Iraqis. The vast majority of the Iraqi people have had a huge burden lifted, but wasn’t that the idea behind the U.S. liberation.
You still have to question the timing. Why couldn’t this have waited till after the Kurds trial? Didn’t it seem hurried so as to take the heat off from the coverage of the worst sectarian violence since the U.S. invasion? Somehow you get the feeling that his execution is part of Bush’s “new” direction.
What will be the consequences? Hard to tell. Not to make light of this event, but less than an hour after his execution, Arab websites were advertising upcoming pictures and videos. Saddam as cottage industry? Some believe that Uncle Sam finally put down the old mangy family pit bull that had outlived its’ usefulness.
If we are putting people on trial for giving orders that led to the death of tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, then maybe we should broaden our search. You might start by looking in Washington.
Oh, what the hell, let the conspiracy games begin.
Posted by Captain Kroc at December 30, 2006 07:01 PM
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