Looks like they captured Saddam - alive

[plutherus]

From here, Saddam Hussein has been captured.
To which my typically paranoid mind has only three questions:
1. How long have they really had him? (Good thing that Iraqi War Crimes court got set up just in time, huh?)
2. When will the first letter to the editor show up from a dittohead, claiming that this proves all those America-hating liberals were wrong to oppose the war, since this proves they were all wrong, and we did capture Saddam, since that was what the war was all about to begin with.
3. Will it be a very quick trial ending with his sudden death by firing squad, or will the trial be drawn out, with major developments released immediately after each news item the Pentagon wants to distract us from, with the final verdict being released just prior to the election in order to get maximum boost for Bush's plummeting approval ratings?

Comments

[31seel.livejournal.com]

I just want to point out that it isn't that we have captured Saddam after an 8 month search, rather a bunch of determined men with little more than guns, camels and a shovel managed to keep Saddam out of our grasp for 8 months, & if it weren't for the obscene reward, we still wouldn't have him.

I would also like to point out that the the Baath Party predated Saddam, so it is unlikely that it will disintigrate now that Saddam has been captured.

Further, one promise out of three is not a good score, I want WMD's (err, Iraqu WMD's) and Osama...

[plutherus.livejournal.com]

it isn't that we have captured Saddam after an 8 month search, rather a bunch of determined men with little more than guns, camels and a shovel managed to keep Saddam out of our grasp for 8 months,

An excellent point. Reminds me of the line from Apocalypse Now that Zack used to quote:

"How do they think they can win, using bows and arrows against our helicopters?"
"How can you ever win against an enemy that would use bows and arrows against helicopters?"

the the Baath Party predated Saddam, so it is unlikely that it will disintigrate now that Saddam has been captured.

I think it's also important to remember that despite the Pentagon's attempts to portray the Iraqi resistance as former Baathists and "Saddam loyalists", that's not really who they are: they're a diverse group. Some are just people who hate the brutal occupation and are trying to hurt it, some are coordinated with larger anti-U.S. groups, and a growing number are religious fanatics seeking glory in a new Jihad...

[31seel.livejournal.com]

oh yeah, is it just me or does the line about not knowing his what they are going to do with him remind you of hte joke about the dog who finally caught the car?

[casfic.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'm paranoid too, but my immediate first thought was exactly the same as yours - how long have they really had him. My second was, and what's the bad news that they're trying to bury, which is pretty similar to your third question.