This is one of the reasons I'm against the death penalty. Its barbaric and the one thing it will likely do in this case is make him a martyr and cause more damage in an already overwhelmingly bad situation.
Life in solitary confinement would have been the better choice. Its what a more civilized country would have done.
The death penalty is the only way you can guarantee that a killer will never kill again. I'm very much for it.
In addition, it's been shown that areas that have the death penalty have less murders than places that do not have a death penalty. It is a deterrant that lowers the number of murders, and ultimately saves lives.
Regarding Saddam Hussein, his execution was sooner than I expected (news reports a few days ago said it would happen within 30 days). The world is a better place without him.
