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Look, we all know he's guilty, so it's obvious his trial is pretty much useless in proving his guilt. However, we still have to uphold the law, which states that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Therefore, we can't just execute the bastard and get it over with; we first have to prove he's a bastard, and then shoot him.
Ultimately, this trial isn't for us; it's for the Sunni muslims in Iraq (Saddam's tribe), and Muslims worldwide. If they even *think* Saddam's innocent, he'll turn into a martyr for their cause. And that cause, of course, is anti-american, anti-western. If Saddam hadn't been put on trial, he would've been yet another "victim" of Western aggression. If he's proven guilty and executed by the Iraqi people, he's an utter bastard who abused his people in his quest for regional/world domination.
Yes, there are people out there that see this as an American show trial set up to humiliate a Muslim hero for daring to stand up to the West. We have to prove them wrong. Unfortunately, we can only hope they'll accept the results...
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