![]() So much so, that it has distanced itself from the hanging with statements that it tried to delay it. ![]() The taunting that Hussein endured before and at the scaffold has proved an embarrassment for the United States. No one would have imagined even two years ago that a “turning point” such as the capture and trial of Saddam Hussein might signal a turning point of a different sort one that could ultimately be to the Untied States’ detriment. The limits of America’s ability to re-forge Iraq into even a nascent shadow of itself proved daunting as the trial quickly became a microcosm for sectarian strife. The desired conviction of Hussein came with a price. But the trial was flawed from the start as the Americans had to balance imperial rule with colonial sovereignty. Making the “Butcher of Baghdad” accountable to his crimes is undisputedly a good thing. The trial of Saddam Hussein was one of the few things the Bush Administration could claim as a success of the Iraq debacle. Before I do that I want to provide some general context and comments about the execution and its aftermath. ![]() So here I want to point to what some Russian commentators are saying about the execution. Russia has been one such place that has offered its views. Praise, unease, and criticism has come from all over the world, including opinions about what the execution symbolizes about the war, America’s role, and the possible future impact it might have for the teetering Iraqi state. The execution by hanging of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein reverberates beyond the civil war in Iraq or even American imperial politics. ![]()
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