What to do with Saddam
The world of political commentary has been deluged in the past two days with pieces on what to do with Saddam. Wm. F. Buckley is just one of dozens to weigh in on the subject. I liked Buckley's piece because he spares us from all the legalistic minutia and cuts right to the chase. Saddam's trial:
"should be of the order we'd have given to Adolf Hitler if he had been taken alive. Exhibit him, make him dwell on what he has done, satisfy the Iraqi people that we share their concern, and that having dispatched an army to their country to contain and disarm him, we will back the Iraqi court that sends him to the gallows. If anybody around wants to plead his cause, go ahead. There will always be fever swamps from which they can make their nescient calls."
Hear, hear.
My view on this is pretty much the same. Let the Iraqis deal with Saddam's fate. He should be tried publicly and if the Iraqis decide on capital punishment, fine. If they don't, thats OK too. (I favour the former; preferrably in Firdos Square in Baghdad by his old statue.)
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 1:05 AM
