Tim Blair's crowd have further suggestions for What to Say If . . . :
The list is good, but misses out on one thing:And read on from there.
What to say if Saddam Hussein is tried and found guilty and sentenced to death.
# Sure, Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator, but by sentencing him to death, how are we any better? There is another way: the way of forgiveness and reconciliation. Saddam Hussein is a poor, suffering human being, like the rest of us, and an execution would demean us all.
Best line from the Spectator article:
. . . perhaps the most notable of the day's reactions came from the deposed dictator himself, just minutes after he was apprehended. A defiant Saddam confronted his U.S. captors, saying, "I'm not worried. My sons will get me out of this. I wouldn't be surprised if they're coming to my rescue this very minute. What's everybody looking at?"UPDATE: That last was parody, but this is real, and is typical behavior for captured megalomaniac dictators, I believe.
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