Saddam's execution: Nothing more than another "Mission Accomplished" moment.

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BBC has just reported that Saddam has just been executed.

Great. Just what we need: Another martyr for Sunni insurgents and enemies of the United States to look up to.

What bugs me most about this execution, other than the sheer stupidity of it, is that if anyone least deserved to be made into a martyr it was Saddam Hussein.

Evil man dies a martyr.

Think about it: If you were a former tyrannical leader of a nation, what is the worst punishment you could get after being ousted by a foreign invader?

1) Executed with the knowledge that your death will be an inspiration to generations of your people and create havoc for your enemies.

2) Rot quietly in a prison cell, slowly being forgotten as the world passes you by.

To people who think Saddam's death will solve anything or dispense justice, I'd like to remind y'all about how empty, in retrospect, were the good feelings you experienced when Bush announced in 2003 that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended."

Saddam's execution was nothing more than another "Mission Accomplished" moment.

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