# I saw the prized possession of one of the most evil men alive get shredded on live tv **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316 "2003-03-22T06:58:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/1 "2003-03-22T06:58:27Z")
I can’t say that I’m in favor of this war. Liberating Iraq and giving it back to its people is a Good Thing. But so is following int’l law, working with the UN, and not setting dangerous precedents. I might also add that starting a war that may not actually solve any of the problems it is meant to solve ain’t such a good thing either. When I watched on C-Span “A Debate on American Power and the Crisis Over Iraq”, I really went back and forth after each speaker. “Yeah, we gotta go to war…no we can’t go to war…oh, man, we totally have to do this…this war is totally wrong…” and so on. Anywho, today I saw Saddam’s presidental palace get blown to hell on live television. I will tell you this, without remorse or shame, that it was great! That evil son of a bitch and his cronies took a hell of a hit in Baghdad today, from the looks of it. And I saw it _as it happened_. That is incredible. Half way across the effing globe and I get to watch as that puke bag’s power infrastructure, both real and symbolic, gets pulverized. It felt really good. I kept thinking: gosh, I hope we get to see it when they bomb the Chinese embassy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![djf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@djf750](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djf750)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/2 "2003-03-22T07:10:15Z")
I agree. On Frontline tonight they showed how sadam used to pass out pamphlets called “God’s mistakes, Jews, Persians & Flies” His idol was STALIN! I hope he is found alive and a mob tears him apart literally. He is a brutal sick sub human. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/3 "2003-03-22T07:32:18Z")
Any bets on how long until somebody asks if there were any cleaning staff in the building at the time? ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/4 "2003-03-22T07:39:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by djf750 \* > \*\*I agree. On Frontline tonight they showed how sadam used to pass out pamphlets called “God’s mistakes, Jews, Persians & Flies” His idol was STALIN! > > I hope he is found alive and a mob tears him apart literally. He is a brutal sick sub human. \*\* I believe that pamphlet was the work of Saddam’s abusive step-father. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/5 "2003-03-22T07:55:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 2trew \* > \*\*Any bets on how long until somebody asks if there were any cleaning staff in the building at the time? \*\* Or Sub-Contractors? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/6 "2003-03-22T08:21:05Z")
[Clerks] You know, any contractor willing to work on that Death Star knew the risks. If they were killed, it was their own fault. [/Clerks] Even though I was against the war…we got some wonderful toys to play with. No one blows stuff up like we blow stuff up. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/7 "2003-03-22T08:28:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 2trew \* > \*\*Any bets on how long until somebody asks if there were any cleaning staff in the building at the time? \*\* The pool is now closed: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=171739](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=171739) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/8 "2003-03-22T08:32:33Z")
> [@](#): > > I hope he is found alive and a mob tears him apart literally. He is a brutal sick sub human. Anyone else notice the irony here? ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/9 "2003-03-22T08:34:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aesiron \* > \*\*Anyone else notice the irony here? \*\* Yes. Yes I do. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/10 "2003-03-22T08:40:23Z")
> [@](#): > > we got some wonderful toys to play with. No one blows stuff up like we blow stuff up. Or captures it in such wonderful color! Although I wish this war were being produced in HDTV widescreen format… and shot on an all-digital medium, so the film won’t degrade over time for those of us who’ll want to see it in theatres later on. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/11 "2003-03-22T09:06:20Z")
The U.S. should just turn itself into a giant mercenary outfit. It’s a shame that we waste all this money on awesome equipment and then it just sits around getting old. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/12 "2003-03-22T10:47:10Z")
So happy to see everyone’s enjoying the war. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/13 "2003-03-22T10:59:14Z")
[Some people](http://www.iraqwatch.org/perspectives/hughes-rotavirus-070302.htm) are likely enjoying it very much. ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/14 "2003-03-22T11:03:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aesiron \* > \*\*Anyone else notice the irony here? \*\* No, not really. Did **djf750** kill 2,000,000 of his fellow citizens? 'Cause I didn’t read anything about it in the papers… ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/15 "2003-03-22T11:12:19Z")
I hope none of those celebrating in this thread contributed to the outrage over the scenes of celebration on September 11, 2001. ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/16 "2003-03-22T11:18:00Z")
Ah, so there IS a moral equivalence between Al Quaeda and the US military. Glad to hear somebody say it, for once… ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/17 "2003-03-22T11:25:03Z")
Alone on the moon indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/18 "2003-03-22T11:41:12Z")
😕 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/19 "2003-03-22T16:57:31Z")
😉 ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316/20 "2003-03-22T18:48:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eutychus \* > \*\*So happy to see everyone’s enjoying the war. \*\* Seeing a brutal dictator go down and be (hopefully) replaced by a constitutional republic usually brings me down. For some odd reason I’m finding this very uplifting. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-prized-possession-of-one-of-the-most-evil-men-alive-get-shredded-on-live-tv/163316.md?page=2)