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[–] toats [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Talk about a show! The US invaded on false premises of WMDs in 2003. In 2004 the death penalty was helpfully reinstated and in 2005 the special court hearing the trial was renamed because Iraq's constitution disallowed the creation of special courts. 2006 saw Saddam's conviction of crimes that happened in 1982 and execution sentence by inexperienced judges who were longtime enemies of his.
[–] Vladimir_Komarov 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't think he was able to sell Iraqi oil for non-american currency after this, so petro-dollar success?
[–] brokenfingers 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
If I remember correctly he wanted to sell oil in euros instead of dollars.
[–] Clips 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
He definitely was a ruthless leader, even to the innocent. But considering that he kept a lot of terrorist groups in check, and presumably an off-shoot of ISIS, he could've prevented a lot.
One needs a ruthless leader in the Middle East to keep the irrationals in check.
[–] G4 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
It happened. I didn't know the guy personally so I don't have strong feelings one way or the other
[–] toats [S] ago
I also can't comment on his character but the circumstances around the invasion, trial, and execution are so sketchy I can't help but compare it to a lynching.
[–] G4 ago
I don't know a damn thing about the situation, or really who or what he did other than the hanging itself
[–] NedTaggart 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
How was it a lynching? He was in prison for 3 years, underwent a trial and was sentenced to death.
Now regardless what you think about the Trial process, the fairness of the process or what type of court it might have been, this was not a lynching. A lynching, by definition is an "Extrajudicial Punishment". This does not meet that criteria.
Words have meaning people. Using them incorrectly weakens your argument.
[–] dirt-nap 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Beige alert!