Saddam captured?

[the_malevolent_milk_man]

I doubt we'll torture him, that is definetely illegal. We didn't even torture the the NAZI officers. There is no doubt that Saddam is a prisoner of war, the war was started so we could take him prisoner. I'm sure lots of people would like their 5 minutes in the shed with him but we still have to conduct this in a civilized manner.

 

[alonesoldier]

The Iraqi Congress said 5 min ago that they can not get him to trial soon enough.

I got $5 on a live televised public hanging.

 

[the_malevolent_milk_man]

lol. Was watching the video feeds. Some guy started shooting his gun in celebration and a few people started to run for cover. Figure they would at least yell "four!" or something

 

[Yobi]

I am so happy we captured him alive instead dead. This is indeed very symbolic.

The thing I was wondering thou, seems like everyone in Iraq has a AK47 or some other guns, they could've easily gang up on his Republican Guard you know. Even his military troops hadn't been too particularly loyal.

 

[alonesoldier]

ahhh.. it was psychological, people believed that him and his military were all knowing.. Im more interested about Afghanistan where 10,000 hard core fanatics held 20 million people hostage. His picture is everywhere in Baghdad, even in every room at the airport.

 

[datan]

The Iraqi Congress said 5 min ago that they can not get him to trial soon enough.

I got $5 on a live televised public hanging.

aren't they going to cut off his ears first?

or his hands?

 

[the_malevolent_milk_man]

I wouldn't be surprised if they make a public spectacle out of it. He's gonna swing one way or another, I say we let the new Iraqi government take care of the trial and execution. As odd as it may sound that would probabbly help them gain credibility, thus helping us out.

Now that I think about it odds are we aren't going to get any info out of him. He knows he's screwed and will be silent just to spite us.

 

[Yobi]

Iraqis said Baghdad will most likely be a lot safer now, so does other parts of the coutry. But he also said Saddam's home town might have a backlash.

 

[alonesoldier]

No, we wouldn't let them do that.

 

[datan]

anyone remembers what happened to Ceaucescu?

just wondering what happens from now on?

who gets custody of him?
what kind of a trial will he get? long one, shot one?

 

[Yobi]

Iraqi's will put him on their own trial, they had setted one up for him.

 

[alonesoldier]

reports say that he tried to bury himself in the basement and had to be dug out of the hole by the soldiers.


A fitting end

 

[the_malevolent_milk_man]

Trial will be mostly for show. His crimes were committed in Iraq so it would make sense to try him there. Also, like I said, it would help the new governments popularity if they were the ones to do it. Will probabbly be a short trial, not even OJ's dream team could save Saddam now.

 

[alonesoldier]

For once we are in total agreement milkman.

 

[the_malevolent_milk_man]

Iraqis said Baghdad will most likely be a lot safer now, so does other parts of the coutry. But he also said Saddam's home town might have a backlash.

One analyst had an interesting take. Said that this may fire up the resistance and increase attacks on US soldiers to show us that they are still going strong.

 

[Yobi]

Senior military officials had some concerns about the source and the motivation of the intelligence that leads to his capture. Hope that's just cautious suspicion. But I think it'll be a lot better now. I think the war is over.

 

[the_malevolent_milk_man]

For once we are in total agreement milkman.

I don't think anybody ever disagreed about Saddam being an SOB. My problems are with the reasons given for war, various legal issues, and the precedence it sets.

However we are there, nothing can change that now, so gotta try and make the best of it from here on out.

 

[the_malevolent_milk_man]

Senior military officials had some concerns about the source and the motivation of the intelligence that leads to his capture. Hope that's just cautious suspicion. But I think it'll be a lot better now. I think the war is over.

Yeah, so many theories out right now. I assume you're watching CNN because that's where I just heard something similar. Something about how their are different factions within the resistance, one of them betrayed Saddam, and there may be a hidden power struggle. Kinda flakey though, haven't heard much about it until 5 minutes ago.

 

[Yobi]

One analyst had an interesting take. Said that this may fire up the resistance and increase attacks on US soldiers to show us that they are still going strong.

Anyone still fighting must be really hard hard loyalists or outside source. But think even for them knows it's hopeless cause now, they had just lost all supports from any regular Iraqis, I think. At best they will try a desperate symbolic attacks but I think the total number will definitly grealy decrese.

 

[Yobi]

This is help us grealy in diplomatic efforts as well.