Comments on: The end of an era http://www.servingbread.net/2006/12/29/the-end-of-an-era Thoughts, Musings, Reflections, and Ramblings of a campus minister, father, husband, and a Jesus-follower Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:13:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tom Pratt http://www.servingbread.net/2006/12/29/the-end-of-an-era#comment-613 Tom Pratt Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:14:32 +0000 http://servingbread.net/2006/12/29/the-end-of-an-era/#comment-613 Reconciliation. Enough said. Reconciliation. Enough said.

]]> By: Samer Farhat http://www.servingbread.net/2006/12/29/the-end-of-an-era#comment-590 Samer Farhat Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:02:28 +0000 http://servingbread.net/2006/12/29/the-end-of-an-era/#comment-590 There are all kinds of different angles one could take on this. I agree in that I am against the death penalty. I have yet to be convinced of any circumstance where capital punishment is necessary. Killing Saddam Hussein does not bring back any of the people he killed. It's also kind of hard to claim the moral high ground on this when we use the same reasoning as Saddam did, that is, protecting national interests. What I have not heard discussed through all of this is the US support for Saddam before, during, and after he committed many of these crimes against humanity. What responsibility does the US bear for all of this? People seem to forget that Iraq was a long time ally of the US and a recipient of much US foreign aid. There are all kinds of different angles one could take on this. I agree in that I am against the death penalty. I have yet to be convinced of any circumstance where capital punishment is necessary. Killing Saddam Hussein does not bring back any of the people he killed.

It’s also kind of hard to claim the moral high ground on this when we use the same reasoning as Saddam did, that is, protecting national interests.

What I have not heard discussed through all of this is the US support for Saddam before, during, and after he committed many of these crimes against humanity. What responsibility does the US bear for all of this? People seem to forget that Iraq was a long time ally of the US and a recipient of much US foreign aid.

]]> By: Tyler Watson http://www.servingbread.net/2006/12/29/the-end-of-an-era#comment-582 Tyler Watson Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:21:08 +0000 http://servingbread.net/2006/12/29/the-end-of-an-era/#comment-582 Thanks for your thoughts. This is such a complex issue. I imagine most people in the West see the execution as a verdict and referendum against all of Saddam's crimes. But I do wonder about how the Kurds or Sunnis (or Iranians or Kuwaitis) will feel since the crimes committed against their people never fully saw their day in court. I wonder if they will feel like justice has been done for their respective cases. Like you, I am against the death penalty, and like you, this issue is one that challenges my ethics. Perhaps there is no easy answer to such an abhorrent evil. I will say that I do not believe the execution is Christ's answer. Thanks for your thoughts. This is such a complex issue. I imagine most people in the West see the execution as a verdict and referendum against all of Saddam’s crimes. But I do wonder about how the Kurds or Sunnis (or Iranians or Kuwaitis) will feel since the crimes committed against their people never fully saw their day in court. I wonder if they will feel like justice has been done for their respective cases.

Like you, I am against the death penalty, and like you, this issue is one that challenges my ethics. Perhaps there is no easy answer to such an abhorrent evil. I will say that I do not believe the execution is Christ’s answer.

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