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With Saddam's sons dead, now we just need to bag dad (Baghdad get it?)
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Wed, 23 Jul 2003 02:17:48 GMT
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Although I don't revel in bloodshed, this should be great news to the entire
world community.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/7/22/172318.shtml

and with evidence that these two were largely behind the guerrilla attacks on
the coalition in Iraq hopeful the region will begin to calm down a bit.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/7/22/200646.shtml

I would have preferred to have these two captured and interrogated, but they
obviously wanted to avoid that at all costs. I also hope the reports of massive
Iraqi celebrations are true, and that both these events lead to a cooling off
and stabilization in the region.

But however this plays out in the region there should be little doubt that the
atrocities that occurred at the hands of these two thugs are now at an end.

Scott Costello



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  Re: With Saddam's sons dead, now we just need to bag dad (Baghdad get it?)
 
I'm uncomfortable with the idea of assassination as a worthy military or national goal, and I much would have preferred capture and trial. If killing them was the only way, then fine. But if there were options that were not pursued, then no. The (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
  Re: With Saddam's sons dead, now we just need to bag dad (Baghdad get it?)
 
(...) ...or not: U.S. Soldiers Killed After Saddam's Sons Die (URL) BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two American soldiers were killed in ambushes in Iraq Wednesday, dashing any U.S. hopes that the killing of Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay, would snuff (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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