By now, everybody has heard about this, but its far from a foregone conclusion that it changes anything.
This is a bit of a conundrum, really: On the one hand, a total son of a bitch is being called to account for crimes against humanity, which is always good. One the other hand, the method in which this total son of a bitch is being called has cost us lives, both ours and the Iraqi peoples, international prestige, our moral compass, and has fostered a civil war that we may never see the resolution of in our lifetimes.
No doubt, at this late date, this will be political hay for all concerned, because nobody wants to be seen as a lover of Hussein.
Who knows?
I'm predicting another heart attack before the sentence is carried out. Within three months Saddam will be sitting on a yacht next to Kenny Boy Lay.
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