Saddam Hussein is Dead!
So we finally got Saddam. He was hung about an hour before this post. I'm not defending the guy. Every dictator should have their come-up-ance. But why not all of them?
The US always acts like we get all of the tyrants out there in the world. But we can't. We pick a fight with a country not harboring Bin Laden. I think democracy in it's pure form could change the Middle East, but the people of Iraq feel like we went after them accidentally after Bin Laden. Our mission became to liberate the country but didn't start that way. It's a mess.
Bill Maher always jokes that Saddam was the only capable leader of Iraq. He was crazy, the place is crazy. Strong religious factions. It took alot of executions, but he ran the place. The war is killing so many now I wish we had handled it better.
I know if I wanted to be president right now, I wouldn't want to run this term. This is a mess that no one knows how to clean up. Not a great first test.
I can only offer this as any response to any good coming from Saddam's death. The world needs better leaders. This tough love shit is tough itself. We do not talk enough. If I was prez I would try to talk to every single person I could to over there to fix this shit. And I know prez only does that once a month...maybe. We should try and figure out a safe place where we can all share the world and live in an environment of encouragement.
Oh, and the fact they hung Saddam. It's old school. It's final. People watch until you are dead! What did capital punishment show here? People might actually pay for what they did and be judged for it, before you die. That's the legal system. Anyways, that's just some thoughts I have about where we are at now. Have a good New Year's weekend!