what will happen to saddam hussain?
102286
Fortunately or unfortunately, he will be killed.
1137868
The Americans have been gunning for his death all along, and\nwill defiantly impress upon the tribunal to give the Death penalty.\n\nBut you must also know, that even today Saddam is a feared and respected man by many in Iraq.The outcome will not be settled so fast. Did you see the Glaring eyes & stance when in court he recently told the judge"I am the ruler of Iraq and who are you, a foreigner trying to pass judgement on me?"\n\nThe recent spate of bombings in Iraq between the Shias and Sunnis is directly connected with Saddams case. Which country\nwould ever allow a foreign country to set up courts?\n\nNo. The chair will probably decay &break, and the switches/\nwires will rust or melt away.And dont suggest a rope, because there is no such strong rope exists in the World to snap such a\nstrong throat.
983690
Qaddafi learned to be rational after seeing Saddam pulled out of that hole.\n\nThe psycho Mullahs in Iran will be overthrown by the Iranian people, and though Bin Laden has been rendered combat ineffective--justice or a J-DAM will find him
1105870
go ask Saddam he knows
479626
A year after Saddam had joined the Ba'ath party, army officers led by General Abdul Karim Qassim overthrew Faisal II of Iraq. The Ba'athists opposed the new government, and in 1959, Saddam was involved in the attempted US backed plot to assassinate Prime Minister Qassim. He was sentenced to death, in absentia. Saddam studied law at the Cairo University during his exile.\n\nTorn by factionalism, however, the new government was ousted within eight months. Saddam returned to Iraq, but was imprisoned in 1964 when an anti-Ba'ath group led by Abdul Rahman Arif took power. He escaped prison in 1967 and quickly came to be a leading member of the party. According to biographers, Saddam never forgot the tensions within the first Ba'athist government, which informed his measures to promote party unity as well as his ruthless resolve to maintain power and programs to ensure social stability.\n\nIn July 1968 a second coup brought the Ba'athists back to power under General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, a Tikriti and a relative of Saddam, who by this time had become an interrogator and torturer at the infamous "Palace of the End," the cellar of the former palace of King Faisal II. The Ba'ath's ruling clique named Saddam vice-chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council and vice president of Iraq.\n[edit]\n\nConsolidation of power\nSaddam Hussein talking with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr\nEnlarge\nSaddam Hussein talking with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr\n\nIn 1976, Saddam rose to the position of general in the Iraqi armed forces. He rapidly became the strongman of the government. At the time Saddam was considered an enemy of communism and radical Islamism. Saddam was integral to U.S. policy in the region, a policy which sought to weaken the influence of Iran and the Soviet Union. As Iraq's weak and elderly President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr became increasingly unable to execute his duties, Saddam took on an increasingly prominent role as the face of the government both internally and externally. He soon became the architect of Iraq's foreign policy and represented the nation in all diplomatic situations. He was the de facto ruler of Iraq some years before he formally came to power in 1979. He slowly began to consolidate his power over Iraq's government and the Ba'ath party. Relationships with fellow party members were carefully cultivated, and Saddam soon gained a powerful circle of support within the party.\n[edit]\n\nModernization\n\nSaddam consolidated power in a nation riddled with profound tensions. Long before Saddam, Iraq had been split along social, ethnic, religious, and economic fault lines: Sunni versus Shi'ite, Arab versus Kurd, tribal chief versus urban merchant, nomad versus peasant. Stable rule in a country rife with factionalism required the improvement of living standards. Saddam moved up the ranks in the new government by aiding attempts to strengthen and unify the Ba'ath party and taking a leading role in addressing the country's major domestic problems and expanding the party's following.\n\nSaddam actively fostered the modernization of the Iraqi economy along with the creation of a strong security apparatus to prevent coups within the power structure and insurrections apart from it. Ever concerned with broadening his base of support among the diverse elements of Iraqi society and mobilizing mass support, he closely followed the administration of state welfare and development programs.\n\nAt the center of this strategy was Iraq's oil. On June 1, 1972, Saddam Hussein oversaw the seizure of international oil interests, which, at the time, had a monopoly on the country's oil. A year later, world oil prices rose dramatically as a result of the 1973 world oil shock, and skyrocketing revenues enabled Saddam to expand his agenda.\n\nWithin just a few years, Iraq was providing social services that were unprecedented among Middle Eastern countries. Saddam established and cont
834802
The sad ending to this story is someone who will make Saddam look like Santa will become the new dictator and life will be much worse for the Iraqis- we already made it worse for them.  And no, I do not believe America should be the "judge and jury" for any sickos that pop up- we are hated by all countries now and targeted our country for every terrorist and wacko out there.  When you see a cesspool, you should already know what is in it, you do not need to stir it up to have the shit float to the top, that is what our government has done in Iraq.
749053
The outcome of the trial was inevitable. Considering the environment in which he was tried (and rightly so!), he didn't have a prayer. After all, the current regime considered to be in power in Iraq was not put into place by Hussein, right? Regardless, with the undeniable evidence of his human rights violations, he took pains to hang himself long prior to America's second invasion of Iraq.\n\nI kind of agree with his lawyer that this was a political play for Americans...think about it, they caught him right before an important election...and now, they have convicted him again right before an important election.\n\nWhen did they start having legal trial verdicts on Sunday afternoon?
891298
There appear to be issues around the fairness of his trial. If these are contested then it could drag on for years and years. He is not the only tyrannt in the world and there are more than him guilty of war crimes. \nWhether he will eventually be executed or not, or serve out a sentence somewhere (like Rudolph Hess) remains to be seen.
844413
Yeah it has. If anything good came out of the disaster of Iraq it is that Saddam will face the ultimate in justice. \n\n300,000 dead victims of Saddam over 20+ years. WOW that is a horrendous figure of carnage. Saddam deserves his fate completely and totally.\n\nWith over 500,000 dead in the last three years due to the invasion and occupation of Iraq, Do you think that the hangman could do a 3 for 1 deal? Saddam, Bush and Blair?\n\nDare to dream
1048571
What do I think about it?  I think the U.S. saved Saddam from killing more of his innocent people.    What will happen?  Well, in reading Revelations from the bible, there will be more war.    China, Iran, N. Korea, Israel, Palestines, etc.
1172835
Yes and who ever thinks they will be the next Zarqai will end up like him, Uday, Qusay, or better yet like Saddam.  I really wish Zarqai had lived - just imagine the intel we could get from him.  Liberals will never face the truth.
829575
He will act likt the illiterate dictator he is. Only now, he has far fewer powers...
88269
I think he has already been reduced in stature--we have seen him in his underwear.\n\nI think the insurgents are more interested in grabbing power from a weak fledgling government now, than supporting Saddam.  That's why they are coming in from other countries.
981861
Removing Saddam Hussein from power.
986696
"Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been convicted of crimes against humanity by a Baghdad court and sentenced to death by hanging. \nHe was found guilty over his role in the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shia town of Dujail in 1982."\nWhy is he sentenced?Because elections are nearby so Bush must prove somehow that he is making progresses in his "war against terror"...
424070
I think there will be no effect on him, but it definitely speaks to his character. That won't matter though. He's too talented. \n\nUSC will be punished and rightfully so. It's too early to say whether they knew about it or not. If they didn't, it's a shame that he has done this to them.
536984
Yes they are in civil war and until it is over and they decide who is going to lead them we won't know, it could be worse then Saddam before it is over. There is nothing that we can do to change it.