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Originally Posted by LateNight
And a Happy New Year to all :-)
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And a Happy New year to you too LateNight! It sure is getting off to a mighty good start.
I'm normally not pro-capital punishment, but in some extreme cases, it does seem like the punishment does fit the crime. I do not think it would be wise to formulate an exit strategy in Iraq leaving the Butcher of Bagdad alive with even a remote possibility of escape or release. On the other hand, there is always someone waiting in the sidelines to emerge as a new dictator.
"It is reported that Saddam Hussein's last words were "Muqtada al-Sadr", in response to an executioner shouting "long live Muqtada al-Sadr" as he was being hanged on 30 December 2006."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moqtada_Sadr