Saddam sentenced to death

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Originally Posted by skcin

Are we surprised?

No

Originally Posted by skcin

Does anyone care?

Yeah. We shouldn't be involved in this. He should be sentenced to prison for the rest of his life. But hanging? What does that say about democracy to the rest of the middle east?

Originally Posted by skcin

Does this really mean anything to us?

Oh yes. It's one for the history books. And I don't think we'll come out of this one looking too good.

Originally Posted by skcin

The Iraqi people?

Definitely. I'm sure many of them feel pretty strongly about this. At this point, they probably have mixed emotions about the whole deal.

Originally Posted by skcin

How involved is the U.S. and/or U.N. in this trial?

It doesn't matter. What does matter is that we will always be perceived as responsible for this. And I don't think that's a good thing for us in the long run.