To the Victors…
Mission accomplished, right? So, the tyrant is dead, fulfilling Jr.’s wish of reversing his poppy’s humiliation, thus proving him the better man and proving all of this well worth it. Well, actually, the few drops of blood dripping from the hangman’s noose have not accomplished anything. Iraq is still a mess. The Sunnis and Shia despise each other more than they did yesterday. A political solution is still improbable if not impossible and the American occupation is destined to linger until a person of integrity and honesty enters the White House. In other words…forever.
What have we learned from this episode? That those in power can freely execute their political enemies? Sound familiar?
Oddly, I find myself agreeing with the Vatican a lot these days. We were both against this execution and against the war from the beginning. It’s not that we feel sorry for Saddam; we just do not feel that murdering another person solves anything. In fact, it is wrong to kill someone no matter the circumstances.
But Americans and Iraqis do not see anything wrong with state sponsored execution. After all, isn’t revenge what democracy is all about?
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