[Cicero]

I don't know if we are prepared to execute these people, but anything less will be a terrible danger to the Shiites and other civilians in Iraq. Letting them loose would be similar to letting serial murderers and rapists loose on the population.

One alternative, although it would be a very risky one, is to arm the Shiites. Kind of a second amendment solution.

[MadIvan]

I suggest we set up a series of Nuremburg trials and hang the Ba'athists. No more mercy for these Nazis.

Regards, Ivan

[El Gato]

One alternative, although it would be a very risky one, is to arm the Shiites. Kind of a second amendment solution.

One suspects the Shiites are taking care of that themselves, either from destroyed Iraqi "armories" or via the one on one, "long knife", method.

[GladesGuru]

Risky to whom?

Clements may have been right when he said that an armed society is a polite society.

And if they do turn on each other - they are all members of a faith with one major attitude towards us. Let them kill each other and Allah will sort 'em out.

[Travis McGee]

You are quite right. There can be no amnesty for these Ba'athist goon squads. They will be a danger to civil society in Iraq as long as they draw breath. They must be turned over to the locals for rough justice.