I think they had a hard time to make a balanced verdict. Alot of Iraqis would not want to see him in jail for what he did. On the other hand, they couldnt just let him off the hook since that would give the impression that anyone could throw shoes at any official state visit and get away with it..
From a "western point of view" I think maybe 3 years was 1-2 years too much. I mean.. GWB did duck and the hostile projectiles did not hit their target. ;-)
Would have been worse if he got them right in the smackeroo. :-)
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