Hanging Saddam won't bring peace to Iraq »

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The execution of Saddam Hussein is supposed to bring closure to one of the most troubled periods in the recent history of the Middle East. - his passing is unlikely to have much impact on the dramatic upheaval that Iraq has suffered since his overthrow in the spring of 2003.

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ekklesiawarrior
Dec. 30, 2006, 6:34 a.m.
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The fundamental problem that the Iraqi government faces as it attempts to bring the disastrous security situation under control is that the violence has got to the point where it has taken on a life of its own, irrespective of whether Saddam is dead or alive, on the run or in captivity.

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  ekklesiawarrior
  Dec. 30, 2006, 7:18 a.m.
  Within hours after Saddam hanged, car bombings.
  http://news.netscape.com/story/2006/12/30/lethal-c
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cfinke
Dec. 30, 2006, 10:33 a.m.
"The execution of Saddam Hussein is supposed to bring closure to one of the most troubled periods in the recent history of the Middle East."
No, the execution of Saddam is supposed to be a punishment for him killing nearly 200 people in the early '80s. It has nothing to do with the current Middle East situation.