An indepth critical appreciation on Iraq, and the apprehensions expressed after Saddam's execution, is posted here for your interest.
BEST OF FUTURE.
By Jim Hoagland
This is a column I never expected to write. I never expected to say that the Iraqis who put Saddam Hussein to death made the sadistic dictator look almost noble by their own depraved standards of behavior in that moment. The mishandled execution carries a larger message that President Bush must absorb for the decisive address he plans to give on Iraq as early as next week: If Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his aides cannot control a gallows chamber containing 20 people, how can they hope to manage a country that is disintegrating under the weight of religious and ethnic hatreds? ...
