Article on the run up to the Saddam Execution

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From the Nick Burns at the New York Timeslink to article

U.S. was resistant to hasty execution, fearing reprisals. There were debates within Iraq as well as to the speed.

Disclaimer: I was not privy to any of the details surrounding Husseins trial or execution.

That said... I don't think he got a fair and impartial trial, and I do feel that the execution was carried out a bit too swiftly.
However, you can't unexecute someone, so it's all a bit of a moot point.