It would have been so much easier had he killed himself when we got there, or if we had taken him out before we announced that we had him because we now have a problem on our hands.
We need to put him on trial protecting him, prosecutors, witnesses, and jurors in a way that is consistent with our style of justice here in the U.S. However, whatever happens, it needs to happen in a manner satisfactory to the Iraqi people and the remainder of the Arab world. The question isn't whether or not we can charge him with war crimes and crimes against humanity, the challenge is how to carry out the trials and punishment.
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