Will Saddam's sentence make him a martyr?
955120
Its very well possible. Remeber people are willing to kill in the name of Allah and will get an promtion in heaven with an orgy and virgins.
807513
No. It is Al Qaida which was fuelling Saddam's hatred against the USA. His death will not deter them as they are a Jehadi suicidal group. Their total annihilation should be at the top of the agenda for war against global terrorism. His death might herald democracy and 'Limited government' under a lasting Constitution towards which the progressive Muslims should strive.
557555
They should have given Saddam to the Iraqis to drag through the streets 3 years ago. The trial doesn't mean anything to the Iraqis, it's for George Bush.
163817
If there is a possiblity for this strange thing to happen this will only brings another massacre, Saddam is a dictator, not an ordinary one, he is a murderer.\nHe has used chemical weapon against Iranians and his own people and he has done a massacre against Shiia people.\nMany people has died in his prisons.\nIraqi people really hate him, thats one of the reasons Iraq conquered by US troops easily, do you remember how much resistance done in Tikrit, origin of Saddam? You should know that Tikrit is a small town around Baghdad, imagine if all cities resisted that much.
986590
To be honest I think its a Catch 22 situation.  You let him live and one group of people will be annoyed and rebel, you kill him and a different bunch of people are annoyed and rebel.  So no matter what happens there is going to be violence and terrorism in my opinion.  So what should be done?  Who knows, Saddam has been tried and found guilty of mass murder, he should be punished and in the eyes of Iraqi law that means death by hanging.  All we can do is obey the law.
846183
I'm watching CNN, and he has been sentenced to death by hanging!\n\nIf Saddam is killed Iraq could decend into civil war. There is a appeals process, so it could be a while.\n\nI REPEAT HE HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH.
920052
I like your line of thinking but I don't know who your talking about.\nIf your talking about saddam... I'd like to see him suffer a little before his death.\nIf your talking about a child molester your death sentence will fit them justly.\nGruesome executions like that may act as a deterrent for criminals. Lord knows jail doesn't scare them any longer. The hardened criminals are fighting to get back behind bars in the U.S.
439967
No -- he was responsible for genocide. The most conservative estimates place the death count at his hands somewhere near a million lives. Though many of those deaths were people of other nationalities, a very large percentage were in fact Iraqis who either opposed him, or were conceived of as a threat. No one was safe -- not even his most trusted advisors.
3830
Well I know that a lot of people would like to see him executed... \n But I say to let him rot in jail or take his own life. Killing him is to step down to his level. I'd like to think I can live my life and leave this world a forgiving person Free of bloodstains on my hands and far far above the likes of the Saddam.
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.
171199
Absolutely. And then we should throw him in jail for all the people he's killed...both in iraq and here in the states (Katrina)
789630
Graig C, I don't believe that Saddam is going to be executed. His next trials will drag on for 2 more years until next president will forgive him. Bush only hyped Saddam's execution before the election for political purposes. Bush can't be charged for mass murdering innocent people and thousands of our troops because of the patriotic act he signed. That was indeed shrewed of the neoconservatives. Yes, Saddam was a bad dictator and perhaps deserves to be killed, but he was not the worst dictator. Why is Bush picking on Saddam? USA built him up and made him bad. Rumsfeldt dealt with Saddam and supported him in the past. USA saved Saddam's butt in the past from many assassinations designed by his Shiites rebels. They gave him all the weapons and chemicals to defend himself from those Shiites rebels. Now because Saddam refused to cooperate with the USA like Qaddafi did and because we need Saddam's oil, so he is no good? What about Sudan's President Al-Bashir, who is killing innocent people left and right in Darfur? What about Libya's president, Qaddafi the horrible dictator? What about Egypt's president, Mr. Mubarak, the selfish bad dictator? What about Syria's President, Mr. Al-Assad, who is killing and jailing his opponents every day? What about Saudi Arabia King and his Sheiks, who hate Christians and oppressing outsiders (not Saudis)? Should we invade their countries and execute those dictators as well? C'mon Republicans, Is this logical? It is fine if you want to bully people around and control the oil resources in the world, but this is not the way to do it. Brutal Military Action as we are experiencing, destroying other countries and killing innocent civilians does not match our Great American Values and Morals. I am really ashamed of our president Bush and his bad ethics. God Bless the USA and our troops forever.
921743
Saddam Hussein did some terrible things, but I don't support the death penalty under any circumstances.  Let's not forget that the U.S. government was friendly with him up until the day he invaded Kuwait.  Furthermore, he is to be hanged, which is rather draconian.
824792
I'm afraid he won't. I was very saddened by the news. I am totally against the death penalty, and I think they only want to take revenge on Hussain.\n\nBut besides, I'm afraid this is going to call for further violence, and that's terrible.\n\nAnd finally, it shows this is a sign intended for tomorrow's election. I really, really hope it doesn't work for them. I'm not a Democrat (or a US citizen, anyway) but I see the Democrats are the only ones that can beat Republicans in the elections. I hope that happens...
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.
380783
Assuming that he is found innocent, and that he is released he wold not be simply placed back in the office of President of Iraq.\n\nIraq, though they seem to be dragging their feet, has a parlimentary style government in place.  That being said if Saddam wanted back in the club he would first have to get his party together, get them to win a majority of seats in the legislature, and then get himself named Prime Minister... all of that is unlikely... but possible... \n\n*assuming* that he makes it out of the trial as an innocent man.
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.