Saddam's Execution Signifies Arrival of Democracy to Iraq

The execution of Saddam Hussein is a true test of Iraq's commitment to democracy, human rights and justice. By hanging Hussein, Iraq showed the world that Saddam is finally dead and Iraqi democracy has been born. Iraqi president Nuri al-Maliki put it best when he said, "Our respect for human rights means we must implement the execution." I congratulate Iraq for joining the ranks of other democracies like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Zimbabwe, Belorussia, Singapore and the United States where the death penalty rings free. In an age when an increasing number of coward nations have abandoned the death penalty, it is invigorating to know that other countries hold fast to our founding principles of life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and capital punishment.