This Fish Needs A Bicycle

I mentioned this morning how I felt sorry for the guy, and my mother and sister shot me these looks that said, "you unamerican terrorist." I know he's done awful awful stuff and the world would be a better place if he had never been born, but he is still a human. I know it's a great thing that he's been caught, but for some odd reason I can't help but feel a little bit of pity.

You are a rare fish, but I know what you mean.

I looked at that disheveled old man, living in a hole, right across from one of his grand palaces. The look in his eyes is sadness, and he spoke of his people being in bondage.

I started to feel for him, to see him just as an old man...

Then, as I heated up my can of $1.52 chicken soup, and thought of how I was going to scrimp on Christmas this year for a lot of reasons, I recalled that this poor man was caught with $750,000.00. It is said that he was paying each person that killed an American soldier $1500.00.

As the day progressed the news was filled with stories of families that have been disrupted when their loved ones were executed...then I thought of those two horrible sons Uday and Kusay who flaunted the riches of the Kingdom. They executed women who refused their sexual advances, killed people for sport, and just outright conducted their lives scaring people with their absolute power.

Despite all of this...I felt bad for Saddam.

Am I soft?

Michael

No way - sounds like you try to see the good in people... the proverbial 'silver lining', I guess. The truth is... we probably need more people like you in the world. :)

No, I don't think it is so wrong. I felt bad, too, and was wondering (before I read your post) if I was the only one who felt like that. It is a rare quality to want to see the good in people, I think too few possess it.

No, I don´t think it´s wrong to feel a bit sad for the guy either. I know I do and it´s nice to see I´m not the only one.

Good people, all of you. After all the whooping and talk of revenge, it's a relief to see there are truly compassionate people in the world.

I'm sorry but are you guys NUTS! This man killed millions of innocent, I'll say that again, INNOCENT people in his 25 year reign! He should be delt the worst and feel every bit of it.

I see good in people too but this "feel sorry for me" charade isn't cutting it for me. Ugh! he needs to be delt with accordingly and no price should be spared. He's a cruel, cruel man who doesn't deserve to live.

One question for you and I know this isn't a chat room but was Hitler a good man too? I think not.

Hey now... I never said he was a good man. I just said I'm a sucker and I feel sorry for the guy.

It's a sad fact that psychopaths have friends and sympathizers. Many prominent ones are supported by the US govt. Saddam used to be an ally of the US - he was no different then...

YES!!! Grrr!

Yes, it is wrong. Coke is an evil multinational corporation that ... er, Vanilla Coke, if you don't mind. I've never tried it.

I told people that it looked like they had captured Santa Claus. I hope someone digitally dyes his hair and makes that joke, 'cause I think it's a good one.

Make mine a Dr Pepper, and whatever you decide to do with Saddam is all right with me.

Iferlynn,

I never said that I wanted to set the man free. I just wanted them to give him a shower and a shave - so he DIDN'T look like Saint Nick. What he DID look like was a dirty, tired, old man who'd been hiding in a hole for months. Further demonstrating his delusion (stubborn nature?) was the fact that he introduced himself as the President of Iraq. To which the American soldiers replied, "Regards from President Bush." Are you an eye for an eye? Throw him the torture chambers? Two wrongs DO NOT make a right.

Ok so I can't have an oppinion either, that's ok. I still love to read the Fish ;)

Happy Holidays Everyone!

I'm obviously not the one who says whether opinions can be opined on Fishie's blog, but there's a real difference between stating an opinion and stating that everyone with a differing opinion is "nuts". :-)

It was a comment not calling anyone names, I apologize if I've offended.

To be honest I felt sorry, at what a human being can become, its all in one's hand despite destiny. He looked like the demon had just lifted off his body, like he was exorcized.. I'm very sorry for the man, he who had full control of the nation, and all he did was execute, murder, rape, torture, imprison, wage wars, and he spared none, young men, young women, children, old people, worse were what his two sons have done, crimes unimaginable. You know, you shouldn't have posted this on your otherwise serene blog. What can I say, its your blog and you will blog what you want to.

Tazz

I realize thatI'm a wimp and an idealist which is why I will always leave the running of the world's justice to others.
Saddam's capture made me feel very uneasy. I think our treatment of this evil person will say alot to the world about who and what the United States is. And that makes me nervous. I actually want people to tell me I'm wrong to be so eager to seek easy peace. I want someone else to have to be the hard ass... because I just can't do it.