Stop whining about Saddam's treatment.....

Post-9/11 Era Forum

I keep hearing people say that Hussein was treated with disrespect in his capture. Just SHUT UP. The Arabic reporters who were chanting "Death to Saddam" at the press conference that confirmed he was in custody sure did not have a problem with the way it was done. The several people who were tortured by now captive Saddam, who were brought in to confront him sure did not have a problem with his treatment.

The demise of Saddam Hussein is a warning to the rest of the dying chain of dictators in this world who are nothing but paper tigers.

This is common sense. But the way Saddam will be treated and judged should be planned carefully since it could make a martyr of this bastard to numerous Arabs. I don't get the answer how to do it the best way possible to avoid it. You will always have angry lunatics in such a case. What worries me are the demonstrations in Iraq, with armed people barking about Saddam's capture.

I think, though I can't say for certain, that these backers of Saddam are a minority in Iraq.

Maybe he should have been shot straight out and then turn over the body to the councel.

Naw, we need to milk him for all he's worth and then turn him over. As for his treatment, all i saw was some guy getting a medical examination, they checked his teeth, checked for lice, etc. I don't understand how that is bad treatment, quite the opposite in my opinion. If i were living in a hole for months i wouldn't mind a trip to the doctor.
The people who say we are purposefully humiliating him are absurd ... we trim the guy's beard and now we are humliating him? I just don't understand. Bottom line, if you're pro-saddam and anti-america you're gonna come up with anything to criticize.

I don't think he can be done away with quickly and quietly. The world is watching.

We should probably take a very methodical approach to documenting his atrocities, letting witnesses testify, etc. Any trial would certainly have the attention of the arab's so let's use this opportunity to set the record straight. Saddam was a blasphemous murderer of muslims - especially devout muslims. He oppressed and tortured hundreds of thousands.

He should be treated humanely as a contrast. Peel away his palaces and guns - let him stand trial as a simple man. Let him know that the weight of his atrocities, finally acknowledged by all, is a burdon he will bear for the rest of his life.

Maybe it should be a long life. LEt him sit in his dark little cell. LEt everyone know he is in that dark little cell. Give him 3 squares. LEt him brush his teeth and take care of bodily functions as a regular criminal.

PErhaps death would be too sweet and forgiving?

The only risk of course is that if during the trial it comes out that in fact he wasn't a bad guy after all, it might be embarrasing.

The only one that he has embarassed is himself. He has finally shown that he is not a true Muslim by the way he let himself be captured. His sons went out like they were expected to and their father bashfully surrendered.

People are moaning about his treatment they can go f**k themselves lock the bastard ina room with 10 - 20 angry Marines for about ten minutes and he still would not be allowed to complain after all he has done.
But to answer a point someone made I checked up on why people where complainig about that apparently presenting a prisoner on TV or putting them on show is aginst the Geneva convention mind you he did it to all the pilots that got shot down in the first gulf war.

Yeah, unfortunately Saddam was a coward to take his own life and become the martyr he encouraged others to become for their "holy land". As a result, he will be treated with the justice and humanity he denied so many others of.

JY is right. We have to watch how this guy is treated. Let him die in disgrace rather than a martyr. That way he'll encourage any more wannabees in the near future.

I think we should treat him kindly when the camera's are rolling, but ruthlessly, I mean RUTHLESSLY interrogate him when the Camera's aren't there. SCREAM in his face. THREATEN him. POUND on things around him. Make him cry.

Maybe we should drug him as his sister accuses us of. But I think the dosage of truth serum required to get him to tell the truth would be lethal to him

I wish they'd just intimidate the sh*t out of him. Litterally.

Really though. Saddam's a coward. I think he'll crack if you apply a little pressure. He'd break like a cracker.

Hey, how about red hot cattle prods? You know where they can put them!!!

hahaha

Well Saddam has definately made a fool of himself. The pathetic old bastard exposed himself for what he truely is when he put his hands behind his head rather than shoot to the death against the "Evil Americans". He alienated everyone who ever took him seriousely when he insisted for them to die like martyrs (however that's spelt).

I bet if you gave each Iraqi a brand new Ruth-sized louisville slugger, and sent Saddam free in the streets of Liberated Iraq, they'd be fighting EACHOTHER over who got to whack him first.

When members of iraqi governing council met with Saddam to positively identify him, one of their first questions was "why did you not resist?"

He answered by gesturing over to the large, fierce, combat clad soldiers in the room and answered:

"Would you have resisted them?"