Fox News And Vultures
December 30th 2006 22:24
I thought long and hard about weighing in on this particular topic but felt compelled in the end to do so. I'm NO proponent of the Death Penalty. It's barbaric. Equally, I'm no proponent of a murderer getting out of prison in their prime. So.
Where do I stand on the whole Saddam execution? Well it too was barbaric and uncivilized. Not to mention, the guy didn't get any representation. I'm no fan of this guy, and clearly I won't shed a tear over his demise. He was a tyrant and brutal killer himself. That's not the point.
The point is who the Heck are We to impose such a sentence and in lightening fast time. Our average death row inmate here in the States is in Prison for a very Long Time. It kind of depends on the State in question, but generally 10 years on death row is more the norm.
Saddam was convicted approximately 7 weeks ago. Talk about swift and sure. This was in my opinion an international terrorist act. It was politics and it will have profound, long term implications for US Foreign Policy (an Oxymoron If ever I've heard of one).
I can already hear the complaints so save em. I'm not dissing our troops nor am I minimizing what they are trying to accomplish. They don't have much of a choice. The reality of the day however is this:
We continue to offend and push our weight around like a school yard Bully. You'd think, that a nation somewhat rich in tradition and history would have long ago realized what eventually happens to most bullies. When it happens, which it will, we don't have much to blame but our own pathetic selves.
PEACE............T
Where do I stand on the whole Saddam execution? Well it too was barbaric and uncivilized. Not to mention, the guy didn't get any representation. I'm no fan of this guy, and clearly I won't shed a tear over his demise. He was a tyrant and brutal killer himself. That's not the point.
The point is who the Heck are We to impose such a sentence and in lightening fast time. Our average death row inmate here in the States is in Prison for a very Long Time. It kind of depends on the State in question, but generally 10 years on death row is more the norm.
Saddam was convicted approximately 7 weeks ago. Talk about swift and sure. This was in my opinion an international terrorist act. It was politics and it will have profound, long term implications for US Foreign Policy (an Oxymoron If ever I've heard of one).
I can already hear the complaints so save em. I'm not dissing our troops nor am I minimizing what they are trying to accomplish. They don't have much of a choice. The reality of the day however is this:
We continue to offend and push our weight around like a school yard Bully. You'd think, that a nation somewhat rich in tradition and history would have long ago realized what eventually happens to most bullies. When it happens, which it will, we don't have much to blame but our own pathetic selves.
PEACE............T
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Comment by pegasus
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Very eloquently said. I didn't see Fox News coverage of all this, but I'll assume it was tabloidesque and over-the-top?
Great writing skills, man!
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