I have no doubt Saddam deserved to be executed. I don't think his death or all the troops in the free world will ever stabilize the Middle East. Religious fanaticism is way to strong to overcome. I think the only thing his execution did was for those who lived in fear of Saddam even with him in prison now know he can't hurt them any longer. Those who sided with Saddam will always see the trial as corrupt and those who hated him will see it as just.

Seems to me the only way to solve the problems in the Middle East is to teach them there is Religion and there is Politics and the two are separate ideas and need to be kept that way. Good luck with that.....