Should Saddam be pardoned?
967919
notme is notyou\nhehehe\nsorry but i had to say it.
872986
First, I am not pro-death penalty.  I believe that removing Hussien from power was the right thing to do, even if the impetus for removing him was wrong.  \n\nSecond, we are not going to "let" the execution of Hussien happen.  The decision will be made and carried out by the Iraqi government.  The trial and sentancing is not the product of any US involvement.  This is an Iraqi matter and the Iraqis will determine the final outcome.\n\nAn execution carried out by the current Iraqi government will solidify it as the legitimate governing body.  As long as Saddam is around, there will always be the question as to whether he will rise to power once again.  Machivelli argues that one must eliminate the old government in order to insure the security of the future government.  I believe that as long as Saddam lives, there will be continued sectarian violence.  Once he is executed, I believe that the nation will turn from Sunni/Shiite/Kurdish to Iraqis.\n\nBut then again, I could be wrong.
833821
If we celebrate the conviction of Saddam, then we should also convict our own President, as he is just as guilty of "war crimes" as Saddam and then we should celebrate his conviction as well. As far as I know, Bin Laden is still in hiding, although I am sure our President has always known where he is and will never bring him to justice...Bin Laden didn't have a personal feud with Daddy Bush, only Saddam. Just my opinion folks...don't come down on me too hard, but I'm not in favor of this war in Iraq, and I feel we have no business there. When all the weapons of mass destruction were NEVER found, we should have high tailed it back home and let those people live in peace or at least live the way they are accustomed to, there has always been holy wars over there and we have no business in a holy war with them or anyone else for that matter.
709816
WE are not hanging him .\nThe Iraqi people are , after a fair trial .
677353
I think he should have gotten the death penalty. But, then, that would make him a martyr, which we do not need.\nBut, what scares me, is that he will be paroled after 10 or 15 years, by our liberal government.  They will take pity on him, and consider him to be an abused immigrant, and will be freed.
125779
yes\n\nsure happy ,saddam is a big bucher & criminal ,1.5 million Iraqi killed by him and his fellows
52341
As of now, it is a legal impossibility to grant Estrada a presidential pardon. The reason is the power to grant pardon can be exercised only after a person has been convicted of a crime. Estrada's trial has not ended and no decision or judgment has yet been handed down.\n\nBut in case he gets convicted, the exercise of presidential pardon rests largely on the discretion of the president. Meaning, pardon can be granted for no reason at all and it would be perfectly legal.\n\nThe effect of a presidential pardon would be to erase any crime the convict may have committed. It is as if no crime had been committed at all.
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"...
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.
925262
I think we should let him free!  Just drop him off in the northern Iraq area where all the Kurds are.  Make sure the families of all the people he gassed are there and give them weapons.  Then just drop off Saddam with nothing but the clothes on his back.  They would certainly take care of him.
961120
No.\n\nThe Pardoning process is based on subjective factors. It cannot be handed over to judges, who are trained to only look at the objective.
827902
yes......... it has little to do with us, believe it or not...\n\nhe was found guilty in an Iraqi court by Iraqi people and the law in Iraq is the death penalty for these sort of crimes.... its was his country, his rules... if he was tried in the UK, there is no way he could have had the death penalty
308830
I agree with you. He wants to be a martyr. The worst punishment we could give him right now is life inprisonment. That would drive him and his supporters nuts!
362115
No! Saddam deserved everything he's getting!Osama will probably end up in a hole too and we'll em!
751383
this war and Saddam was not worth one penny or one life.if you think about it,Saddam got rid of all his weapons and was complying with all the U.N. sanctions therefore he should have never been attacked.Bush stated he didn't care what the inspectors said he knew there were weapons and would attack any way.2 years later he admitted he was wrong because he was given bad intelligence.so he should be tried for war crimes.too many people have died because of his bad intelligence.
726657
Certainly. It is divine justice that the innocent Shiaite Muslims who were massacred by the men of Saddam at his dictate will get solace and peace for the expiation that Saddam Hussein will at the end be hanged for the many crimes he has committed against humanity.
459512
The trial is the way to go. I know it is a pain to watch this thing drag out. We've got to give the Iraqi people a chance to develop their democracy. This is a great exercise in controlling impulses to just kill someone with out a trial. The people of Iraq need this to know that if the worst among has been treated fairly then if they go to court they will also be treated fairly.\n\nIt sure would have been great to kill him in the short run, but in the long term success of Iraq as a free nation this is the way it has to happen.