...is scheduled for "imminently." There will be some cheering among the less-informed Bushy-ites, who will be glad that we finally got the bastard who caused 9/11.

Morons.

Anybody know where Osama is? Anybody know WHO Osama is?

Is Saddam Dead?

Or was it one of his "Doubles" possibly drugged into a near stupor?

There are rumors that Osama is dead, kidney failure I believe. Who knows what is true and what is false? There are soooo many lies out there in the media. I for one am glad that Saddam is dead (and I am aware that he did not cause 9/11), he was a horrible man, that tortured an entire nation. Those that were under his rule were dancing in the streets when he was pronounced dead last night. ~Mandy

No....us Bush-ites are glad that this man who tortured and killed so many of his own people is dead.

I would rather have our 3000 soldiers who died fighting in Iraq back alive as well as the uncountable number of Iraqi citizens back alive than knowing that Saddam is dead.

I would rather have our 3000 soldiers who died fighting in Iraq back alive as well as the uncountable number of Iraqi citizens back alive than knowing that Saddam is dead.

Yep. Absolutely.

I would rather have our 3000 soldiers who died fighting in Iraq back alive as well as the uncountable number of Iraqi citizens back alive than knowing that Saddam is dead.

My sentiments EXACTLY! Hussein did NOT have anything to do with 9/11, it was just our President using vulnerable Americans to agree to attack Iraq. Shame on him! :angry

NO he didn't have anything to do with 9/11 except provide terrorists a country to breed in! He was a very dangerous man, I for one am glad he's dead.

I am a bush supporter, but wouldn't say that he has made 100% the best decisions, and I agree that things are a complete mess right now. I'm sure this is not what he intended. I am glad that he cannot be reelected.

I am open for a change, if us Republicans screwed things up, maybe it's time to give someone else a shot. I think that it is healthy to have a different party as the majority every so often. If one party is in control too long, it's not a good thing.

So this election hopefully will bring pleasant changes and heal our country and our military. We have many friends who have been to the desert more than once, thankfully my husbnad hasn't gone yet, but he is on the list for this year. I am so sorry for the families our our fallen soldiers.

NO he didn't have anything to do with 9/11 except provide terrorists a country to breed in!

Sweetie...I think you are just as cute and sweet as can be, but I have to point out that Afghanistan bred way more terrorists than Iraq ever did. So did Saudi Arabia.

I would rather have our 3000 soldiers who died fighting in Iraq back alive as well as the uncountable number of Iraqi citizens back alive than knowing that Saddam is dead.

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't think Saddam was letting a whole lot terrorists use Iraq for training. Maybe a few, but most were in Afghanistan (the forgotten war). Saddam was a bad man and deserved what he got, but I hope it's made very, very clear that the Iraqis tried and executed him, not us. And I agree, I'd rather have 3000 dead soldiers and the approximately 20,000 wounded soldiers back here safe and sound and Saddam still terrorizing Iraq. As is, we have dead and woulded and WE are terrorizing Iraq. A sad situation.

Was anyone else like "What? Already???" I thought they said he would be executed within 30 days, and then it seemed like the very next day, they did it. They don't mess around, do they?

An evil man, to be sure, but looking at his picture did nothing but remind me of the US soldiers who won't be coming home and the Iraqi civilians whose lives are also lost or ruined.

And for what? The whole thing is so tragic...

Ahem, Iraq was not the only dictatorship led by a horrible leader that did harm to it's people. There were and are a lot of other countries as well. But nobody goes around executing their leaders. What gives anybody the right to pick and choose? It has been proven without a doubt that he did not "cause" 9-11. As for Osama, are you really telling me with all the satellite technology we have today that we really can't locate him? We seemed to have found Sadaam with minimal problems. If I can google "earth" on my computer and have a live satellite picture of my house with my vehicle in front of it, somebody else must have better technology to be able to see into my house. Sounds weird to me.

Ahem, Iraq was not the only dictatorship led by a horrible leader that did harm to it's people. There were and are a lot of other countries as well. But nobody goes around executing their leaders. What gives anybody the right to pick and choose? It has been proven without a doubt that he did not "cause" 9-11. As for Osama, are you really telling me with all the satellite technology we have today that we really can't locate him? We seemed to have found Sadaam with minimal problems. If I can google "earth" on my computer and have a live satellite picture of my house with my vehicle in front of it, somebody else must have better technology to be able to see into my house. Sounds weird to me.

I agree. I think hugely important (unpopular) political deals have been made under the radar with regard to Osama bin Laden.

Under Hussein's rule, approximately ONE MILLION Iraqis were killed.

His conviction (on only one of the charges against him, by the way), his death sentence, and the carrying out of that sentence were done under Iraqi law and according to their constitution ~ not ours.

He was not convicted of having anything at all to do with 9/11, but with Crimes against Humanity, and I cannot imagine anyone here, regardless of your position for or against our involvement in the War on Terror, who would take issue with that fact. I believe the basic tenets of international law were followed.

Many people were concerned that the US would impose it's sense of Western democracy on Iraq. It didn't. Before now, there might have been a public beheading or something, but the Iraqi style of justice is certainly different than ours. Is there some thought here that the US should have MORE involved in the trial to prevent it?

I for one was pleased that the cruel and horrible chapter of Saddam's rule of Iraq is closed. I hope they continue to move forward, as imperfectly as some feel it is, toward to ultimate goal of a free and independent Iraq.

Blessing to Iraqi citizens who have hope restored to them!

I too agree with Becca77 with regards to her complaint about the current administration's claim that they have helped a country rid itself of a ruthless dictator and that therefore they are a force for the moral good in this world. Cowboys in white hats. There are so many countries that are oppressed by violent and cruel dictators and these are ignored by the men in white cowboy hats. Of course these are countries which do not contain vast reserves of oil or have a major canal running through it. Post colonial Africa is, by and large, a blood soaked mess and yet it is ignored. Afghanistan and northern Pakistan are where the Taliban are. It is also considered to be a breeding ground for al Qaeda and is, of course, where Osama bin Laden was last seen.

There are Canadian soldiers deployed in the south of Afghanistan. This is where all the fighting is and this is where the Americans used to be until the start of the Iraqi war. The other NATO forces are all deployed in the peaceful north. Although Canada has requested assistance in the war zone she has been turned down.

As for Iraq, I have been reading interesting reports in the Canadian media. Though many Iraqis are glad that Saddam is gone many are beginning to regret his deposal. You see, although he was violent and cruel, he did bring stability to the country. Folks who hated him and saw family members suffer under his regime do say that they miss the stability.

I was interested to read that much the same kind of thought is prevalent in southern Afghanistan. It seems that many of the folk who initially viewed the western forces as their liberators have grown so exhausted by this dirty and interminable war that they now long for the peaceful days of the Taliban. All of this is terribly sad.

And then we have another country that is broken and divided: America. I view the activities of this administration as being in the realm of bizarre. Indeed, the word hubris springs to mind.

The American people will be left on the financial hook for billions,...trillions of dollars thanks to the actions of these arrogant cowboys.

And because this Iraq business was engaged in without international agreement, America has lost face in the global arena. It is always understood by those governments which are more sophisticated and less arrogant that these issues of foreign affairs and international diplomacy must be carefully worked out. There are both cultural and historical issues at play in the Middle East along with regional and international interests.

This particular administration has acted with arrogance, self-interest, and in an aggressively anti-intellectual manner. This is a tragedy. Americans should know that your country is the linch-pin upon which the stability of the West relies. Of course you care about your country. You should know that there are foreigners who care about the well-being of America, too.