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Press Gaggle by Tony Snow 11/5/06 (Topic: Saddam Verdict)
— Sunday, November 05, 2006 — Q Will the President mention the Saddam verdict? MR. SNOW: In the speech? Yes, there will be a little bit of language on it. Q Do you think his death really matters, in a country so mired in turmoil? MR. SNOW: What do you mean, does his death really matter? Q You know, the death penalty. I mean, wouldn't a guilty verdict have been enough? Does he have to be put to death? And does it really matter in a country like Iraq? MR. SNOW: Well, I'm not going to second-guess the people of Iraq. You might want to keep in mind that this is a guy who's on trial right now for killing, in a separate incident, 180,000 people, and killed hundreds of thousands of his own citizens. And there are people who will forever bear the scars, real and psychological, for the way he brutalized the country over a long period of time. I think we owe them our respect for having conducted a trial of this sort in an orderly manner, while there were threats of violence throughout on both sides. And the judges are going to be releasing all of the evidence and all the deliberations that led them to this verdict, so that their own process will be completely transparent. I think we ought to respect that. White House Press Corps | Press Briefing | Tony Snow | News Media | Bush Administration | Iraq
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