President Bush's Statement on Execution of Saddam Hussein

[Kadie]

President Bush's Statement on Execution of Saddam Hussein



In Focus: Renewal in Iraq


STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

Today, Saddam Hussein was executed after receiving a fair trial -- the kind of justice he denied the victims of his brutal regime.

Fair trials were unimaginable under Saddam Hussein's tyrannical rule. It is a testament to the Iraqi people's resolve to move forward after decades of oppression that, despite his terrible crimes against his own people, Saddam Hussein received a fair trial. This would not have been possible without the Iraqi people's determination to create a society governed by the rule of law.

Saddam Hussein's execution comes at the end of a difficult year for the Iraqi people and for our troops. Bringing Saddam Hussein to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain, and defend itself, and be an ally in the War on Terror.

We are reminded today of how far the Iraqi people have come since the end of Saddam Hussein's rule - and that the progress they have made would not have been possible without the continued service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform.

Many difficult choices and further sacrifices lie ahead. Yet the safety and security of the American people require that we not relent in ensuring that Iraq's young democracy continues to progress.


http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061229-15.html

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

1. May I be the first to say.

:puke:

:mad: MKJ

[Dinger]

2. Written Long Ago I'm Sure (nt)

[Sparkly]

3. "how far the Iraqi people have come..."

:crazy:

[Skittles]

22. can you believe that garbage?

:puke:

[Dinger]

4. Written Long Ago I'm Sure (nt)

[DRoseDARs]

5. Oh, I see someone finally woke him up from his nappy-poo...

...after having explicitly said not to wake him up whenever Saddam was executed (if the BBC's reporting is accurate).

[LibraLiz1973]

7. Nah. Someone wrote that for him last week

He's asleep right now

[Sparkly]

8. Nah, they'll show him "his" statement tomorrow... nt

[LibraLiz1973]

9. Nah. Someone wrote that for him last week

He's asleep right now

[Erika]

6. Oh, Barf

Why doesn't he get on his bike and head off into the sunset in the mountains.

[NYC Liberal]

10. It's funny that they released this when they already said he was asleep

:rofl: whoops!

[Cleita]

13. Hilarious isn't it?

Also, the English and presentation is too good to be him. I do hope they brief him on what he said in the morning so he doesn't contradict himself at his next news conference.

:rofl:

[silverojo]

23. Condi definitely wrote that statement

Chimpy can't construct a sentence!

[Kadie]

17. LOL - and how do they know for sure that he is asleep?

Do they keep that close an eye on him?

You know that he is really in his room watching tv.

[NYC Liberal]

24. He's reading comic books under the covers!

Gotta hide in case Unka Dick comes in to check on him.

[NYC Liberal]

11. It's funny that they released this when they already said he was asleep

:rofl: whoops!

[alfredo]

15. He even did an artist's rendering of the hanging

I'm totally disgusted with this whole affair. Sure Saddam needed to be punished, but was 3,000 American deaths and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis worth it?

[K8-EEE]

12. Ha! How Many Lawyers Are Shot In Most "Fair Trials?"

Oh brother! And when is Mr. Bush's fair trial? I can't wait...

[Erika]

14. Saddam's trial was deemed unfair by many countries

But W doesn't care about anyone else's ruling of fairness.

[4nic8em]

16. Now I wonder

if we'll continue to hear the drumbeat of "9-11". By the way chimpy, what's up with Osama?

[Nutmegger]

18. The "trial" was an absolute JOKE!

But they don't care. They're the ones shredding the Constitution.

[aaronbees]

19. Keyword sacrifice

That means hundreds of thousands more dead Iraqis and thousands of U.S. soldiers dead. Meanwhile, Bush won't sacrifice anything. That would require him to actually think.

[aquart]

20. I have to admit, when it comes to hanging a head of state....

Saddam Hussein would not be my first choice. Probably not even my second. Or third.

[noamnety]

21. I had to double-check that wasn't from whitehouse.org

It takes a hell of a lot of nerve to lecture about fair trials while we're holding people indefinitely without charges or access to lawyers at Guantanamo.

I don't know if that's more or less outrageous than talking about all the "progress" the Iraqi people have made since Saddam was removed from power. WTF.

[calimary]

25. VERY good point. Tell us all about the art of the fair trial, george.

Now that you've thoughtfully relieved us of Habeas Corpus and other Constitutional protections. Yep, there's the last word on the "fair trial." From the inspiration for all things "fair and balanced" (so I guess he really DOES know - :sarcasm: ). :eyes: