I cannot help but feel a little saddened by the passing of one of the greatest rebels of our time. Saddam Hussein is dead.
He was a murderer and a volatile dictator. He was a war criminal and a despot. But, you have to admit, he went out like a man.
Saddam was the last man standing, more or less. He had guts (lacking in strategic skills, maybe, but balls that clanked when he walked, for sure) and determination. He was not afraid to point out the hand that our president had in his trial and eventual execution. He was a gritty old buzzard, to be sure.
I am afraid that we should have kept him alive. Exile or prison would have been more appropriate. He was, after all, the president of Iraq. It just seems very..."Haji" of us to let him be hanged. I'm not sure why, but Saddam's execution leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Maybe justice was served. Still, I worry that no good will come of it.
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2 comments:
The authority of rulers is ordained by God, but they're supposed to be good leaders-Romans 13:1-4. II Samuel 23:3 says "He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God." Saddam brought it on himself. I agree that prison might have been a better sentence, but I would have wanted him dead if he had murdered my family.
I too smell a rat. Something isnt right with the way it went down, cant quite put my finger on it though.
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