Well ya I always thought this war was a bad idea, and now maybe people might be able to see a bit more why Saddam rule was so brutal, but this in fighting has kill far more people than he did (well the Iran Iraq war was a mess, but their again we where on Saddam’s side on that one) Seems to me violence, fear, and hatred are all that will keep these people inline, and with out a really strong leader like he was Iraq will break up into 3 parts, probably start yet another war with each other, and in the end be absorbed by the countries around it. If it was not for the invasion of Kuwait I could really see me backing this guy.

As far as the exaction its too late to stop that, we can not have a Napoleonic return to power for Saddam causing countless more lives being lost. Do not think if he gets a life sentience that things could not change 10 years down the road, and he could not be released. His death now will save many lives down the road, but leaving it alone to start with would have saved the most lives.