He killed masses of his own people AND he used forbidden weapons against them AND he invaded another country AND he signed an agreement that said, and I quote, "I am your bitch, signed Saddam" AND he violated that agreement repeatedly AND he shot at allied planes that flew in accordance with that agreement AND he gave the inspectors the run around AND he did not demonstrate that he had destroyed the WMDs as accounted for by the agreement.
Because of all of these things, Saddam's state was forfeit and so is his life.
But he's not a player in America's struggle. We're in an ideological, philosophical and religious battle with Islam, not every self-appointed despot who has a history of brutality. He's become nothing more than a footnote to the wider and resurgent Islamic belligerence.
If truth be told, I bet bin Laden and Zawahiri think we've done them a favor by removing this guy and allowing Islamic radicals to call the shots in Iraq.
Ding dong, the bitch is dead (or will soon be, anyway).