Several liberal and democratic party types have said they felt "sorry" for Saddam after seeing him poked and prodded like a cow on television follwoing his capture. Too bad they didn't feel sorry for all the people he poked and prodded to death in torturous pain over his years in power. I'm really not surprised at this attitude coming from this segment of society. When I first saw the video I predicted this exact reaction, and wondered if perhaps it was a mistake to show such footage. More thought led to the realization that this is the exact kind of footage that needed to be shown because of one specific group, the Iraqi people. If I had been oppressed for nigh on 30 years by a man, and he is taken out of power, it would take something like a video of him being treated in this manner to convince me that he really is gone, never to return to a position of power over me. The fact is, our liberal citizens and politicians, the Vatican, the government of France, none of them matter at this point. The only groups that should be considered are the Iraqis, and the soldiers that are over there helping to create a new country.