For him? No.
His hands were tarnished with the blood of thousands of his countrymen, women and children. Many are not known, but unto God. And to me, Allah is the same as God. One man alone cannot do this. He had a clique around him within the country he ruled until 2003. He was supported by foreign powers, pumped up with arms and technology for some misguided geopolitical aim.
Men, women and children are still dying in Iraq today. Civilians. For no fault of their own. Soldiers of many countries are still dying in Iraq today. Because they were sent there to clear up the mess that global politics had left in Iraq.
Saddam Hussein was hanged this morning. It won't change anything in the Iraq of 2007. What should have been done, wasn't done. Not in 1980, not in 1991.
More leaders like him remain in power. I'm glancing down at Zimbabwe, ruled for 26 years by a president who has successfully destroyed the economy of one of the more affluent nations in Africa, and is continually extending his own term in office by decree. He won't be bombed, invaded, incarcerated, will he now?
This entry is dedicated to Saddam's victims of past, present and future. His legacy, and the legacy of those that mismanaged this dictator will continue to haunt the Middle East and the world for years, if not decades to come.
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Well said Guido ...love Jan xx
ReplyDeleteHE NEEDED TO BE OUT OF COMMISSION,BUT WILL THERE BE HIS FOLLOWERS TO DEAL WITH AND WILL THERE BE MORE BLOODSHED IN HIS(HUSSEINS) NAME??
ReplyDeleteGOD BE WITH US ALL IN 2007
Very well put... and here his defenders are calling him a martyr. Martyr for what? He's done nothing but destruct the lives of many innocent people and it's good that we followed through and gave him what he deserved.
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Well said Guido.
ReplyDeleteSandra xx
Well said. I was watching a documentary about him on TV the other night and the only way I could ever explain him is...someone who let his power go to his head (big time). Unfortunatley, there are people in every walk of life who do the same thing. Their overbearing behavior just doesn't have the severe conseqences that his did. I pray that this brings some sort of closure to the families of his thousands of victims. Linda in Washington state
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment Guido. You made a good point there about Zimbabwe. I agree that we will all live with the Iraqi mess for a long time to come.
ReplyDeleteKate.
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