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I'm generally against the death penalty, but having tyrants be killed does not necessarily bother me that much. However I have several issues with this..
The trial seemed highly inadequate and unprofessional, and then the execution seemed messy and overly swift. There was so much more crimes that he did that needed to be covered (that he should have been sued for), from the gassing of the Kurds to the quelling of the Shia uprisings to the fate of the Marsh Arabs.
Unfortunately now it just looks like a quick execution because they did not know what to do with the man. It is an execution borne out of weakness and fear rather than strength and justice.
And though I don't think his execution will necessarily make things much worse (I mean, things are quite terrible right now) I certainly don't see it as being helpful.
He was a horrible man, and his death, though something I cannot celebrate (I would've been more than satisfied with him living in a tiny cell for the rest of his days), is not something that saddens me. What does saddens me is the way it was done, which seems counter-productive and in a perverted way enhances his legacy in some circles.
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