Following the wave of international furore over Saddams execution, George Bush has admitted that he wished that "The proceedings had gone in a more dignified way". Following the announcement of saddam's expiration the white house was quick to issue a statement declaring that: "we gave him a trial that allowed him to have justice that thousands did not, but then he was executed in such away it looked like it was a revenge killing". With a mounting show of hostility and anger at the execution of Saddam internationally, a high level Iraqi official pronounced that there was no chance of the sentance being commuted despite appeals directly to the Iraqi Prime Minister from Louise Arbour, The United Nations High Commisioner for Human Rights.
The impact of Saddams death has been felt in the United States where 70% of voters have declared their disagreement with Bush's Iraq policy,there have also been allegations of Hypocracy, owing to Bush having successfully executing 152 people - more than any other U.S Governor.
Inflamed by video footage of his final hours, iraq is on the crest of breaking into perhaps civil war. with secterian violence rapidly escalating and troopd seemingly overstreached, hopes for a united Iraq apper to be diminishing.