[SoldierDad]

Empathy and sympathy are not equivalent feelings, and as stated before, if you've never experienced the loss of a family member through a brutal murder you CANNOT feel empathy for someone who has. Take a little time to look up the difference between the two and then try to have a reasoned debate on this issue.

If you've experienced the brutal murder of a loved one, then you can have empathy for the Iraqi's who've suffered under Saddam. If not, then you can sympathize with their pain only. And, no I'm not being obtuse, just realistic in using the appropriate vernacular.

[FreeReign]

Empathy and sympathy are not equivalent feelings, and as stated before, if you've never experienced the loss of a family member through a brutal murder you CANNOT feel empathy for someone who has. Take a little time to look up the difference between the two and then try to have a reasoned debate on this issue.

No you take the time to look up the word "empathy".

Also look up the words "imaginative" and "vicarious".

I'm going to do you a favor since you don't seem to want to go there.

Imagine the death of a loved one. Most people have experiences to draw from. Now imagine a great injustice that you have felt in life...whatever it may be. Now combine those two and closely imagine what it must be like to be a victim of Saddam.

Now imagine the joy of an injustice resolved.

I celebrate along with the victims of Saddam.