The execution of Saddam

I'll try to make this short, I do in no way claim to know the answer to "how do we please those that the bastard made to suffer?".

How do you best bring justice to a man whom has done so much "bad" that all punishments are insufficient? What is it that such a man fear the most? Death? I seriously doubt that Saddam had any real "fear" of death. It would be a quick end for him, and he'd leave a ton of conspiracies and legends for his fanatics to breed on. Killing that man serves his own ends, especially if you make the executioners wear black hoods and look like a bunch of thugs. Is that the look of a just deed?

Now, let's instead focus on what would have been a proper punishment? In my opinion he should be kept locked up, so tight that he couldn't lead any outside movement, face all charges. For who has dealt justice for the Curds? For the people of Iran? The people of Kuwait? And so on. Would you like a serial killer to skip the trials of his later victims? I say not. We should not only have sought to kill Saddam in his physical form, but also the myths surrounding him. So that we made sure that the truth of his reign and his deeds were known and available to his followers and enemies. His black print placed properly and truthfully in history. Since now, they live on. And what better way to punish a man than to face his own deeds? For if there is no god, who will make him face his own deeds but we mortals?