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To: jlallen who wrote (756727)	1/2/2007 4:41:58 PM
From: pompsander	Respond to of 769670

I think some of the concern about the lack of solemnity surrounding Saddam's death comes down to what might be expected of a mature society in which its representatives are carrying out a judicial mandate (execution). Whatever the personal feelings of the representatives of the government and populace, in carrying out their duties they should be professional and non-partisan. They are, after all, simply the arm of an unbiased court. Sadly, the execution, like so much in Iraq, apparently could not be done without sectarian issues coming front and center. For those looking for reasons why Iraq is not ready for the Shiite and Sunni to lie down together...(not to mention the Kurds), it is more proof. Religious sect comes FIRST...government role comes second (or third.).

To: jlallen who wrote (756727)	1/2/2007 6:38:18 PM
From: BEEF JERKEY	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

".whatever may have been said to Saddam it was certainly no where near what he did to his enemies.." Its that kind of revenge, retribution and retaliation based thinking that is at the base of so much of the disorder you see in Iraq right now. Its not a positive for American future hopes for Iraq that it manifest itself at the hanging of Saddam. How is it possible for the people of Iraq to "buy into" a centralized unity government when its institutions are biased and corrupt? We often hear stories of gunmen "dressed as Iraqi policemen" taking hostages. I didn't realize it but I recently discovered that these usually ARE Iraqi policemen acting in sectarian ways. The Bush Administration completely failed to understand how non-linear, non-western and tribal the Iraqi culture is. Its no wonder trying to impose western, neo-con type ideals on the Iraqi's have failed. The assumptions made about the takeover of Iraq, to begin with, were way off base.