FYI, Desdemona, I have been to two traffic fatalities in the past two weeks. I said 'last rites' over a young gal and had my head and shoulders in a vehicle trying to see if the driver was still alive in the other. The vehicle was engulfed at the time, and four guys using 1 1/2" hoses were keeping the flame off me while I checked.

I do believe there is a sanctity to human life. I guess I simply think some folks just ain't human, and when they put themselves above and beyond humanity, I cease to see the point of them being around. Saddam Hussein is one such case.

Equally, I taught in a maximum security facility for a year about two decades ago. Many of my 'students' were there because they had been convicted of murder. In most cases, the murders--while not right--were at least understandable. I see nothing understandable about Hussein's actions. I didn't then and I don't now.

I have no wish to argue with you. I appreciate your position, and yes, I respect it. I just don't share it.