THE SENTENCE IS DEATH
Good.
In actuality, justice probably would have been rendered more effectively by a professional military tribunal. One that would have sentenced all of Saddam’s cohorts to hang as well but the American elite, even under the Bush administration, lacks the self-confidence it once possessed to bring monsters to justice ourselves. So we delegated that task to those for whom doing trying Saddam involved considerable risk.
But in the end, a better outcome than the interminable Milosevic trial but not a swift enough lesson serve as a historical example for others.
UPDATE:
The EU reacts with it’s usual ideological immaturity and moral blindness.
Dan tdaxp:
November 5th, 2006 at 9:26 pm
One of your best posts. Perfect economy of words.
phil:
November 6th, 2006 at 12:04 am
“…but the American elite, even under the Bush administration, lacks the self-confidence it once possessed to bring monsters to justice ourselves.”
That’s because the “American elite” sees Bush as the only monster who needs to be brought to justice. For that they have overweening confidence.
mark:
November 6th, 2006 at 1:15 am
Hi Dan,
Thank you. Perhaps I should post in a hurry more often ;o)
Seems to work for Glenn Reynolds.
Hi Phil
Heh.
A bit of an exaggeration – but i’m afraid it is only just a bit.
Anonymous:
November 7th, 2006 at 11:16 am
Contra US assumptions and the smokescreen provided by Blair, the UK intelligentsia is now largely assimilated by the Continental and there are no effective conservative institutions to resist.
Check out the Guardian’s “Tribute” to Saddam. This is now a normal event, in no way a “shock”…
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/david_cox/2006/11/saddam_a_tribute.html
Anonymous:
November 7th, 2006 at 11:21 am
Sorry, link didnt post properly
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/david_cox/2006/11/saddam_a_tribute.html
Anonymous:
November 7th, 2006 at 11:23 am
the link wont post fully.
you can see it here
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk
and search for “Saddam: A Tribute” by David Cox