As I said in the other thread, I feel execution is warranted to insure the security of the state by making sure killers can't kill again. In this case however, Hussein is most probably never going to be able to kill anyone. Saddam's lost his nation and his power and thus has no ability to further murder people. One could argue that he'd kill someone else physically, but his MO as a dictator was to let others kill for him, so I don't buy that.
Right now, I'm speaking as a Catholic; the only real judge Saddam's going to face is God. I truly think that he's never going to get the chance to sin again, so I have no problem with him being allowed to continue breathing.
Still, it's not my decision. And because he's apart of the Iraqi constituence, they have a right to do what they want with him. Moreover, because they actually gave him the right to a trial, I'm not going to blame them for their choice.
