I am shocked, shocked I tell you
Time will show whether this horrible man's death was a good idea or not. It certainly does open the door to more, not less violence in the mid-east.
Back in the US now, I have listened to the opinions of folks over here very carefully the last week.
It is hard to believe that people in the US are reading the same information which the rest of the world is reading.
The number of people who have told me that the US is 'winning' the war, that #43 is the best president ever, that the sacrifice of thousands of young Americans in Iraq is right and proper (dulce et decorum est...)
Unbelievable.
When I grew up in the US, being patriotic meant upholding the constitution and protecting the citizens one was sworn to serve.
Guess that definition got thrown out somewhere along the line. Today it is: My country - love it or leave it!
Heard that one at least four times in the last week as the 'end of discussion' on any topic which called the value of this war into question.
If I thought Saadam's execution would save the life of just one US soldier, I'd have gone over there and done it myself. Now, I fear, we have just witnessed the creation of a martyr.
(Toggle, I predict self-destruction in 60,59,58...read by a seductive voice like in Andromeda Strain)