Comments on: Saddam Hussein’s execution: an American irrelevancy http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/ I used to be in the middle, but they keep moving the line! Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:03:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: The Moderate Voice » Blog Archive » A bit of post-execution malaise http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53132 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:06:22 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53132 [...] As I wrote this morning — it seems so irrelevant somehow. Posted on December 30, 2006 | Permalink | Categories Uncategorized | ">Comment #1 ">BeYourGuest said, December 30, 2006 at 12:01 pmIf you were a US soldier in Iraq, you might not think this was so irrelevant. ">Comment #2 ">Polimom said, December 30, 2006 at 12:29 pm Why? What has changed for them? ">Comment #3 ">BeYourGuest said, December 30, 2006 at 12:41 pm Polimom– [...] […] As I wrote this morning — it seems so irrelevant somehow. Posted on December 30, 2006 | Permalink | Categories Uncategorized | “>Comment #1 “>BeYourGuest said, December 30, 2006 at 12:01 pmIf you were a US soldier in Iraq, you might not think this was so irrelevant. “>Comment #2 “>Polimom said, December 30, 2006 at 12:29 pm Why? What has changed for them? “>Comment #3 “>BeYourGuest said, December 30, 2006 at 12:41 pm Polimom– […]

]]> by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53119 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:58:41 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53119 loverboy, what <em>on earth </em> are you talking about? loverboy, what on earth are you talking about?

]]> by: loverboy http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53077 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 04:57:37 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53077 it is very sad to think that somewhere here in the u.s there is a faction of people that not only supported this man, but they would also lay down their own lives for the ultimate reward from a false god. these same people are everywhere. you could stand in line at the bank with them and never think twice. this problem will continue untill we decide to stop this influx of criminals. we have enough trouble keeping our kids safe at school. it is very sad to think that somewhere here in the u.s there is a faction of people that not only supported this man, but they would also lay down their own lives for the ultimate reward from a false god. these same people are everywhere. you could stand in line at the bank with them and never think twice. this problem will continue untill we decide to stop this influx of criminals. we have enough trouble keeping our kids safe at school.

]]> by: The Heretik : The Personal http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53056 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:40:59 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53056 [...] And how bad is it for Bush at home? He slept through the hanging itself. And what does he wake up to today? Bush can’t use the hanging as he used all things Saddam in the past because it points out Saddam is not the problem. The people here quite quickly forget the past. It’s the present that blows. A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy, also acknowledged that the challenges in Iraq contributed to the president’s decision to simply issue the statement. The White House concluded that even a development as dramatic as Mr. Hussein’s hanging could not be used to renew support for the war. [...] […] And how bad is it for Bush at home? He slept through the hanging itself. And what does he wake up to today? Bush can’t use the hanging as he used all things Saddam in the past because it points out Saddam is not the problem. The people here quite quickly forget the past. It’s the present that blows. A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy, also acknowledged that the challenges in Iraq contributed to the president’s decision to simply issue the statement. The White House concluded that even a development as dramatic as Mr. Hussein’s hanging could not be used to renew support for the war. […]

]]> by: The Master http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53051 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:51:51 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53051 Polimom, Good analogy to Bonnie Prince Charlie, and one that I have not seen used elsewhere. Alive and incarcerated, Saddam would have continued to be a focal point for hopes of a Baathist restoration among the Sunni's, and of fears of the same among the Shiites (and maybe the Kurds). His execution takes away the focal point and dims such hopes and fears. As for the NY Times, once again they have mistaken the attitudes, opinions, and values of their editorial board for those of the country and the world. If Saddam Hussein had had a couple of decades of appeals to string justice out, he would no doubt have died of old age (he was 69) before his sentence was carried out. Apparently that would have offended the Solons of the Times less than the sentence did. And they wonder why their circulation and relevancy decreases each year . . . Polimom,

Good analogy to Bonnie Prince Charlie, and one that I have not seen used elsewhere. Alive and incarcerated, Saddam would have continued to be a focal point for hopes of a Baathist restoration among the Sunni’s, and of fears of the same among the Shiites (and maybe the Kurds). His execution takes away the focal point and dims such hopes and fears.

As for the NY Times, once again they have mistaken the attitudes, opinions, and values of their editorial board for those of the country and the world. If Saddam Hussein had had a couple of decades of appeals to string justice out, he would no doubt have died of old age (he was 69) before his sentence was carried out. Apparently that would have offended the Solons of the Times less than the sentence did.

And they wonder why their circulation and relevancy decreases each year . . .

]]> by: etee's Blog http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53049 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:22:55 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53049 <strong>Saddam Hussein: Good Riddance...</strong> Last night, as I was watching the TV, I got word that Saddam Hussein had been executed. I considered blogging my thoughts at the time, but thought better of it: I have found that it is preferable to think about what one is going to say, and leave fo... Saddam Hussein: Good Riddance…

Last night, as I was watching the TV, I got word that Saddam Hussein had been executed. I considered blogging my thoughts at the time, but thought better of it: I have found that it is preferable to think about what one is going to say, and leave fo…

]]> by: Daniel DiRito http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53046 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:41:55 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53046 See a sarcastic visual of George Bush playing a round of “Hangman”…here: <a href="http://www.thoughttheater.com/2006/12/george_plays_hangman.php" rel="nofollow">www.thoughttheater.com</a> See a sarcastic visual of George Bush playing a round of “Hangman”…here:

www.thoughttheater.com

]]> by: The Moderate Voice http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53039 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:54:35 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53039 <strong>A bit of post-execution malaise...</strong> We'd been anticipating Saddam Hussein's execution all day, but when the news finally came last night, I was a bit surprised at my lack of reaction. As I wro...... A bit of post-execution malaise…

We’d been anticipating Saddam Hussein’s execution all day, but when the news finally came last night, I was a bit surprised at my lack of reaction. As I wro……

]]> by: Don Surber http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53038 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:49:57 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53038 <strong>I won't believe he's dead until ......</strong> Polimom said Saddam Hussein’s execution: an American irrelevancy. Except for the part where we deposed him -- 12 years after making the mistake of keeping him in power.... I won’t believe he’s dead until ……

Polimom said Saddam Hussein’s execution: an American irrelevancy.

Except for the part where we deposed him — 12 years after making the mistake of keeping him in power….

]]> by: Michael P.F. van der Galien http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53037 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:30:10 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/12/30/saddam-husseins-execution-an-american-irrelevancy/#comment-53037 <strong>Saddam Dead...</strong> Saddam's era has ended, we will have to wait and see what the future brings. For now, it doesn't appear to be bright, to say the least.... Saddam Dead…

Saddam’s era has ended, we will have to wait and see what the future brings. For now, it doesn’t appear to be bright, to say the least….

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