Please don’t execute Saddam

Just moments ago I heard that the verdict in Saddam’s circus trial was execution. As far as I am concerned this is a mistake.

I am coming at this issue from a solely pragmatic perspective; I don’t want to see more death and violence in Iraq and abroad. How many people he may or may not have killed is no longer an issue, the issue has become the American regime change policy. His execution will spark more violence in an already violent society. The fact that an American puppet court has convicted Saddam will certainly be an issue for Iraqi residents.

A simple life sentence, while not being flashy, will allow the issue to be diffused. Above all, it is essential that he be allowed to die a natural death.

Making symbols out of these guys only makes them martyrs upon their deaths.

Nothing will be lost if he sits in a jail cell for the rest of his life. The American agenda will not be compromised if he is alive.