How many appeals do you think Saddam will get away with?
911946
One.\n\nA Judicial Panel of 9 judges will examine the trial and all the evidence presented. They have no time limit.\n\nIf they uphold the verdict, the punishment must happen within 30 days.
543037
As many as Congress lets them get away with.\n\n\nVote them OUT in NOVEMBER.
781106
Undoubtedly, you're going to receive a lot of emotion-packed answers to this question, so let me try to be as dispassionate as possible. I have to admit, I'm torn on the whole permissability of the death penalty; but in this instance I think it has to take place.\n\nThe Shiia and the Kurds require closure on Saddam's era; and so long as Saddam lives he's going to be a lightning rod for every discontented Sunni. Yes, there will be some initial unrest, but in the long-run, I honestly believe it's in the best interests of all three groups if Saddam is taken out of the picture. While he lives, I just don't see how these groups have even the slightest chance of making a go of even attempting to pull together something that looks like a nation.\n\nThere is such a thing as "raisons d'etat;" and for "reasons of state" I believe he has to go.
875728
It is more of politics than justice.If innocent people killed is the criterion,Bush might have killed more people than Saddam.It is the personal grudge between Mr.Bush and Sddam.The judges were biased.No mass destruction weapons were found in Iraq.When the world commmnity wants abolishing of capital punishment,it was an unfotunate verdict.
834884
Well...I would like to say definitely YES. But then again, as for the public policy (in which here I refer to the interest of the whole citizens of the world) I must say No. Why? Well, the death of Saddam surely will ignite another fire of chaos in our neverending war-world. In short, the death penalty that being put upon him surely will be the beginning of a new seed of destruction. I'll make it clear here...the 'killing' of Saddam as we all thought as some sort of punishment for him for what he had done as well as for justice for those who had been affected by his violent acts is in fact not the last of terror, war or chaos in our world! It will only be the beginning of a more chaotic world!!!\nTherefore, I think sentencing him to prison for life will be much better for the good and interest of everyone around the world. Saddam is merely a human like us. The only matter that differentiate him from us is on what he WAS then and Is now. But this is not enough to justify him to be sentenced to death. Thus, I am on the opinion that we all need to think back. Appeal of Saddam's trial MUST be done. It is the only chance for us to ponder back the coming-mistake that the whole community of man is about to commit!!!
257079
It was not for want of trying that Bush and Blair failed to find a real reason.   To attack Iraq will go down in history as the dumbest move ever.   Sorry - the second dumbest : the first was to take Saddam alive AND PUT HIM ON TRIAL!!   This farcical process matches the one against Slobodan Milosovich at the Hague and is going the same way, with a fairly good- and straight-looking defendant outshining his prosecutors in every way, just as Milosovich did at the Hague, and Goring and Streicher did at Nuremberg (another kangaroo court).
481068
Umm...Saddam did some really bad things during his reign as ruler of Iraq. Whether Bush is a criminal or not will be determined by history.
816413
I don't support the death penalty. But I've never lived through what the Iraqi people have lived through.\n\nThis is an Iraqi decision to make, and I have no doubt they'll want him dead. Can I really blame these people, who've endured unmentionable cruelty at the hands of Saddam, and now endure such hardship at the hands of both foreign invaders and civil militants, for wanting some type of retribution, some kind of hope? If Saddam's death gives them some hope, then let it be so.
804955
i wonder what will happen to. I PRAY TO GOD he either gets death or life. this will he a very important test for the iraqi government. if they screw up, then people will be more angry at bush. If they do it right, it will show improvements in Iraq. So pretty much: he will prolly get death or life. I'd rather see him get life. so he would suffer in an american jail, if he is killed, he'd be seen as a  martyr and stir up more war.
895012
Most of the grounds are gone.\nHowever he can still appeal based on, for example, duress in obtaining the plea bargain.
307891
You can look at it 2 ways....not enough or too many.  But what difference does it make if nothing realistically happens to them on death row since they sit there for 20+ years not having to worry about the crime, their victims or their victims family, room, board, etc.  I think there are way too many appeals given, I mean come on 20+ years of appeals.
994840
If their #2 guy takes over and is as nasty as AM al-Z, he'll get the face time.  He just needs to be sure to behead a couple of people... he'll be killed in short order, but his video legacy will live on forever, like Rodney King...
695420
what an unfair world! i support saddam's sentence but you ar so right, if his iraqis supporters are punished so should his US supporters who helped hide his crimes until they parted ways!
1034171
He should execute.\nBut before that I prefer to listening/watching his advocacy about a lot of other subjects including, Iran-Iraq war, His supporters during the war, Chemical weapons that used during the war against Iranian and Iraqis, Slaughter innocent people during his regime, etc.\nThis court is wasting time just for one of his slaughters and I'm worrying about other crimes. It seems they don't want to plead them in the court.
649774
I'm glad he didn't get the death penalty. It is ultimately what he would want. A chance to be martyred buy the American war machine. I hope he rots.
497978
YES. The goofed up when they only dropped ONE.  Actually, they dropped 2.  but....it should have been many many more.\n\nIraq....should have been done and over in one day.\n\npeople say innocent lives?  HOW?  It's called, being guilty by association. They are behind there Gov...let them die with there Government.\n\n  People hate George Bush. all Americans pay the price for what Bush does.\n\n  Iraq and I ran can pay the price for they're Leader, or get a new Leader.
684881
Yes!!!! Though he never will be. Bush pulled out of the World Court, I guess because he wanted to try Saddam. The funny thing is we started it when we wanted to try the Nazi's. Don't see Saddam being tried in a world court.\n\nI bet he gets a fair trail in Iraq since early on one of the panel already said he was guilty. And guess what the President Of Iraq is? A KURD!\n\nBush has been tried in the Court of Public Opinion and he should be impeached and thrown out of Washington before he does something else stupid.