The Left Can't Let Go

At 2200 hours last night I heard the news, it was official, Saddam had been executed for his crimes against humanity. There was in fact a sense of relief as the news sunk in, but almost immediately it started, I knew the Left just couldn’t let go. So I bring you a short recon of what the left is saying about Saddam’s execution.

Read 'em and weep my friends.

Robert Scheer writes Silencing Saddam “It is a very frightening precedent that the United States can invade a country on false pretenses, depose its leader and summarily execute him without an international trial or appeals process.” (READ
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Over at the Huffington Post:Martin Lewis says “[Congats] To George W. Bush. It only cost $354 billion (and counting) and the lives of 3,000 very expendable US military to enable the President to demonstrate to his dad that he has a bigger Dick. Or is one:” (READ MORE) While Tony Hendra gets even cheekier: Former American Puppet Executed By Current American Puppets. And if it isn’t one thing its another as Cenk Uygur asks: Where Were the Mass Graves? Raed Jarrar even goes so far as to say: There Is No Victory in Saddam's Execution

The Daily Kossaks can’t stop crying either as commenter Kdoug laments “Saddam Ex[e]cuted For...the killings of 148 Shi'ite villagers from Dujail. What should be the punishment for Bush? He is responsible for the deaths of 650,000 Iraqis (Lancet); and nearly 3,000 Americans? Those looking for Justice ... what should be the punishment?” Worse still commenter curmudgiana actually calls for the murder of the entire Bush Administration when she writes “Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld - By the neck.”

Over at the Democratic Underground commenter Kentuck still can’t come to grips with reality when he writes Make no mistake - Our grief is not for Saddam - It is for America. “To rationalize Saddam's death as a matter of simple justice is a mistake. It does not legitimize nor lessen the responsibility of an illegal invasion, built on a mountain of lies, and where now there are over 650,000 casualties as a result. Wiser men than we will say that the death of Saddam will lead to many more deaths, not less. The rush to execute, as the rush to invade, will lead to more death and destruction. Just as it was a war of choice, it was an execution of choice” (READ
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Amnesty International as expected issued a statement of their opposition of the sentence: Iraq: Amnesty International deplores execution of Saddam Hussein “The organization, which totally opposes the use of the death penalty, said it was concerned that the Iraqi Appeals Court had failed to address the major flaws during the former dictator's trial before the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (SICT) which had rendered it unfair.” (READ MORE)

Michael Moore can’t stop for a second and blasts not only President George W. Bush bust also goes after George H.W. Bush!

Even Pamela Leavey of The Democratic Daily has to get in a jab when she says The Deed is Done… Saddam’s Been Hung “So the dirty deed has been done, it’s not been done dirt cheap.” (READ MORE)

Human Rights Watch says Hanging After Flawed Trial Undermines Rule of Law “The execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein following a deeply flawed trial for crimes against humanity marks a significant step away from respect for human rights and the rule of law in Iraq, Human Rights Watch said today.” (READ MORE)

And Ted Kennedy (D- MA) wants us to think about the refugees of Bush’s Illegal Occupation.