Saddam Hussein- Dead

BAGHDAD, Iraq had news for the world Saddam Hussein has been executed — Saddam Hussein struggled briefly after American military guards handed him over to Iraqi executioners before dawn Saturday. But as his final moments approached and masked executioners slipped a black cloth and noose around his neck, he grew calm according to reports. I do wonder if the irony of the situatuation hit him- as he had passed laws personally in times gone by, that enabled his execution today.
In a final moment of defiance, he refused a hood to cover his eyes.
Hours after Saddam faced the same fate he was accused of inflicting on countless thousands during a quarter-century of ruthless power, Iraqi state television showed grainy video of what it said was his body, the head uncovered and the neck twisted at a sharp angle.
As eveil as he was- I feel this is a mistake for two reasons.
First of all- just because he behaved the way he did during his life- does not mean that the rest of us could not 'rise above' this kind of brutal behaviour and instead sentence him to a life in prison.
From a broader point of view- in the eyes of his supporters- by executing Saddam- we have made him a martyr...which I believe to big the biggest mistake of all.