20061229

Good riddance, Saddam

As I sit here watching Fox News, it's 10:05PM EDT in the U.S. All eyes are on Iraq, waiting for news of the execution of Saddam Hussein. For someone who presided over one of the most cruel regimes in history, to me, this seems too little too late. This guy is wacked. He never admitted guilt, showed remorse, or did anything to even pretend to care. So why should we care about him?

I don't.

It's not news that I did not agree with the U.S. invasion. I thought it was ill-conceived. Many, many reasons not to do it, and certainly not to do it the way we did it.

Well, it's now 10:08 EDT. The news just reported Saddam Hussein is dead by hanging. Executed by his own people.

For all the things I disagreed with our government about the war. For all the missteps, and mistakes. This may end up being the one thing that can be claimed to be right...and truly just.

Nuff said. Good riddance, Saddam.