In January 2007, Saddam Hussein was executed over the objections of the Bush administration.
Instead of being tried for crimes against humanity, Hussein was sent to the gallows for the political murders of Shiites following a 1982 assassination attempt. The implication was that justice was important only for Saddam's crimes against Shiites, and not those committed against Sunnis and Kurds, further deepening factional rifts in Iraq.
George Bush expressed his disappointment with the manner in which Saddam was executed, saying in a 60 Minutes interview that he did not believe in "vengeance." This was the same man who in part justified deposing Saddam in 2002, because "he tried to kill my dad."
This blog will focus on political images I have found all around the Internet, though I will intersperse some commentary and quotes that I find interesting.
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