No matter one's position on the wisdom of the conflict in Iraq, it is clear that the people he brutalized and oppressed for so long are well rid of him:
"The most important fact: Had the roles been reversed, he would have torn us apart and cut us into small pieces after torture," Mr. Chalabi said. "This contrast was paramount in my mind, how we treated him and how he would have treated us."
The recent spurt of competence evinced by the occupation government and Central Command is encouraging; it is hoped that the trend will continue, and that the soi-distant tyrant will soon be helped along to his reward.
