Saddam and the future of Iraq

In ’91, I met a Lebanese businessman who lived in Kuwait with his US wife and children. They were able to get out early because of the wife’s US citizenship. Some of their neighbors and friends were not so fortunate. They came face to face with the horrors. Some were killed. 

Their home was sacked. Some of their neighbors’ daughters were raped. (I am specifically talking about a 15 year old girl who lived down the street!)

My guess is that he won’t be crying when he hears of Saddam’s execution.

My guess is that most Iraqis won’t either. They need to see this man executed so that there is closure.

Will some Iraqis be upset? Of course. There were Germans who cried when Hitler killed himself. There are Russians who still think that Stalin was a good man despite the reality that he killed millions of them.

In the end, justice will happen and Iraqis can move on.