Iraq Issues

Acriku · December 14, 2003

That's a little dumb Andrew, to abandon Iraq in the beginning of its rebuilding process just because Saddam may have been captured.

Charliec81 · December 14, 2003

Alright, this may be on the other boards, but, since it's official:

http://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=X&oi=news&start=0&num=3&q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64148-2003Dec14.html

REJOICE O ZION !

NEBUCHADNEZZAR HAS BEEN CAUGHT !

(Iraq is not Babylon. But Saddam called himself a Nebuchadnezzar though)

lowzeewee · December 14, 2003

Yahoo news showed pictures of a bearded Saddam going through DNA tests,it appears he really is Saddam... :'(

After they execute him[of course they will sentence him to that],the arabs are going to retaliate.Watch this space...

NeoLogiX · December 14, 2003

congrats,

at least that should be a purfact reason for excusing & attacking Iraq, is it ?

waycool, Saddam gets his ass smacked while Iraqis get hiss smacked from your army right now,

Big D · December 14, 2003

Great. It's about time they got him. ;)

I wonder what they will do with him. :D

Jail for life, maybe a death-sentence :O

Acriku · December 14, 2003

Why execute him when we can send him to Guatanamo Bay, Cuba, and obtain information?

ordos45 · December 14, 2003

Because Acriku, Bremer said in his press conference we're handing him over to his own people. You know, the ones that have lost family members...that'll most likely give him a painful torture and kangaroo trial before executing him.

ordos45 · December 14, 2003

congrats,
at least that should be a purfact reason for excusing & attacking Iraq, is it ?
waycool, Saddam gets his ass smacked while Iraqis get hiss smacked from your army right now,

I was unaware Singapore's army was in Iraq.

exatreide · December 14, 2003

i wasnt aware singapor had a army...

ordos45 · December 14, 2003

Yep it does, pretty modern too. (Read Tom Clancy's "Sea of Fire" for more on it.)

Mahdi · December 14, 2003

Because Acriku, Bremer said in his press conference we're handing him over to his own people. You know, the ones that have lost family members...that'll most likely give him a painful torture and kangaroo trial before executing him.

Well, you know, he is guilty....

shygirl4 · December 14, 2003

A round of applause for the coalition please , A job well done.

shy ::)

Terror · December 14, 2003

i wasnt aware singapor had a army...[/qoute]
lol
yeah, well done i guess.... let's see if we can get osama too...

ordos45 · December 14, 2003

Even if he wasn't it would be the same steps.

shygirl4 · December 14, 2003

"We shall rain DOOM on thefilthy heads of our DOOMed enemies."
- PM if you know the origins of this quote.

go here http://x-eevee.kicks-ass.net/zim.php

Gobalopper · December 14, 2003

Here is another story, from TIME:

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,561472,00.html

and MSNBC:

http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3711360

and some words from an Iraqi living in Baghdad:

The big brother in a small hole
Horrraaaaa
It's the justice day.
I'm speechless.
I'm crying.
The tyrants' hour has finally came. I went down to the streets to share the joy with my brothers. This is our day, the day of all the oppressed and good people on earth.
Tears of joy filled the eyes of all the people.
Saddam, the coward, hides in a hole, shaking in fear from being captured.
Not a single bullet was fired, without any resistance, God, he was even cooperative! The mighty tyrant, who exploited all our country's fortune for his personal protection, surrenders like the cowered I expected him to be.
Yes, he should be prosecuted in Iraq. We will not allow anything else.
We want to see him in a cage bending more and more, humiliated more and more, just as he forced all the Iraqis to bend to him, like they were his slaves. But we will not be like him, we will give him a fair trail, and he will get just what he deserves, although I have no idea what does he really deserve.
It's indeed an inauspicious day for all the tyrants. Let them know that their days are near too.
This is the day of all Iraqi martyrs who were slaughtered just to please his sick lust for blood.
Rest in peace my brothers. The paradise is yours and the disgrace and hell is for all the tyrants on earth.
Thank you American, British, Spanish, Italian, Australian, Ukrainian, Japanese and all the coalition people and all the good people on earth.
God bless the 1st brigade.
God bless the 4th infantry division.
God bless Iraq.
God bless America.
God bless the coalition people and soldiers.
God bless all the freedom loving people on earth.
I wish I could hug you all. - Omar

Andrew · December 14, 2003

Funny how the media is so biased. They say he looked tired and weary etc. Well as far as I can tell wasn't it in the middle of the night?

Mahdi · December 14, 2003

No, 8:30.

Wouldn't you be tired and weary after spending 8 months living in a six foot hole?

ordos45 · December 14, 2003

Living in the hole plus being on the run without regular meals. I think after running for seven months, or living in a hole seven months I'd be pretty weary and tired also.

Dante · December 14, 2003

Drat. I was rather hoping that he'd never be found and end up a mystery disappearance. This just ruins the whole aura of mystery.

And while we're at it, just because he's been caught, does not mean we should have gone in there. That's pretty much "No, we didn't find any weapons of mass destruction; but we've caught the guy in charge so we'll let him have it anyway."

Also, I don't think he should be tried in Iraq, especially not by Iraqis. Why? Bias bias bias. Duh. Did we let Germans try the accused at the Nuremburg trials? No, I think not. Neither should the American or British forces have a go. He should be tried in a completely neutral place that wouldn't be affected by political pressure. Since no such place exists that I am aware of... he can never have a fair trial. And that is one of the basic human rights as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To deny him that would be hypocritical, would it not?

On the other hand, so is just about everything else we've done so far... This doesn't make things easier or clear the matter up; it just makes it more complicated. We've gone from doing nothing right to being completely unable to do anything right, and that's hardly a good thing.

Should have just stayed away in the first place...

Edric O · December 15, 2003

I don't know whether Saddam's capture is a good or a bad thing. What will this mean for the future of Iraq? They say it will demoralize the Baathist loyalists and bring stability to the region, but will it really? Saddam could become a martyr, or his capture might lull the new Iraqi government into a false sense of security. Many things could happen.

And let's not forget the effect that it could have on the USA - this might get Bush re-elected. *shudders*

Big D · December 15, 2003

Some people think that the captured man is not saddam, but a look-a-like :O

ordos45 · December 15, 2003

Doubtful Big D, they had his Mistress and Tariq Azziz identify him, as well as DNA testing...and DNA doesn't lie.

Edric, I don't want to see him back in office either, but between this and the flying to Baghdad for Thanksgiving with the troops...yeah, you're probably right.

Gobalopper · December 15, 2003

And some people think the world is flat. :)

Atomic Mitten · December 15, 2003

Yeah ! and some people forget the atrocities he was responsible for.

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