Amazing!

The Capture of Saddam Hussein.

There are links galore all over the blogosphere to all kinds of places. All I have a several rambling thoughts.

First, we did it with value and morals. No firefight. No massive bombing. No assassination. No army of any nation ever manages to do that 100% of the time and we are no different. Yet, when it came down to this one we were able to do so.

Second, that he was living in a whole in the ground, moving many times a day or week. Depending on a pipe to bring fresh air into an area not much bigger than a grave. The image is nothing short of incredible. Was it fear? Or did he truly believe that he could out-wait the coalition and the moves toward democracy and just walk back into power? The type of grandiosity that a person like he had would certainly think they could. Power, absolute power, brings about its own sets of rules and self-understanding.

Third, "Nothing is going to change the will of God!" So said Saddam in a 60 Minutes interview earlier this year. I wonderf if he truly still believes that?

And Fourth,"Some wonderful young men and women in uniform!" So said Seecretary Rumsfeld a few moments ago in 60 Minutes. They are the ones who accomplished this task. Congratulations to them on their hard work and service. May today's events help speed the day when they can return home safe and sound to a grateful nation.