December 30, 2006 8:26 AM

Bad man dead! War on terror good!!

Like millions around the world, I watched the coverage of Saddam Hussein’s execution last night, wondering if we were going to be treated to the live video or whether we’d be treated to simulations like this one. Eventually, I suppose the video will be all over the Internet, but I’m not certainly it’s something I really need to see. Ultimately, I’m not at all certain that Hussein’s execution will even matter all that much.

(For all you Right-wing Evangelical types, Jesus has posted his own video commentary on Hussein’s execution.)

So Saddam Hussein’s dead? So what? What, really, is going to change in Iraq? Random car bombs will still bring random death and suffering to innocent Iraqis merely trying to make it through another day. More American soldiers will be killed by snipers and roadside bombs…and for what? Is anything really going to change? Will Iraq suddenly be a better place now that Saddam Hussein is roasting in Hell? Will Sunni and Shia alike finally come to their senses and realize that they’re better together than apart? Yeahm right….

Realistically, of course, exactly nothing will change. Iraq will continue to be the single most randomly lethal place on the face of the planet. Our Glorious and Benevolent Leader © will continue pouring yet more American lives and billions of tax dollars into a war we can neither win nor prosecute properly. And the Grim Reaper will continue having a field day. Same as it ever was.

So Saddam Hussein is dead? Big deal….

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