Skarpi, I think you understand it as well as any normal person can. Many of us cannot grasp greed & megolamania such as Sadam exhibited. He cared not one iota for his people or their suffering, or the kurds which he had gassed. Power drives some men to madness & erases their humanity. Some may be sociopaths and/or amoral. His sons were less then human also. Why he didn't fight or kill himself? My guess-if he fought-he knew he'd be killed. Suicide takes courage. He may be delusional-perhaps he thinks he will somehow prevail.

Skarpi, Glad you are safe there. Wish we all were.

I don't think it would be wise for the coalition to end this with a death sentence. Somehow his own people must decide his fate, IMO.