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Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator.

Saddam Hussein was undoubtedly a brutal dictator who had attacked Iraq's neighbours, repressed and killed many of his own people, and was in violation of obligations imposed by the U.N. Security Council.

Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression.

Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.

As brutal as Saddam Hussein was, it was a mistake to just eliminate him. The same is true for Moammar Gadhafi and for Libya, which is now a failed state.

Saddam, as most tyrants, was a total control freak. He wanted total control of his regime. Total control of the country. And to introduce a wild card like Al Qaeda in any sense was just something he would not do.

Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue of the Iraqis.

Saddam Hussein was a horrible man, and I am pleased he is no longer running Iraq. But the war was wrong.

I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the survival of it is in his hands.

Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction.