Saddam Hussein has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging.

The former Iraqi leader was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shia town of Dujail following an assassination attempt on him in 1982.

So how are Iraqis reacting to the verdict that was made possible by the resolve of the “Occupiers”?

Iraqis celebrate after a court delivered a death sentence verdict for former leader Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad’s Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006. Iraq’s High Tribunal on Sunday found Saddam Hussein guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to hang, as the visibly shaken former leader shouted ‘God is great!’ (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraqis celebrate as the death sentence verdict for former leader Saddam Hussein is announced, in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006. Iraq’s High Tribunal on Sunday found Saddam Hussein guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to hang, as the visibly shaken former leader shouted ‘God is great!’ (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

Iraqis hold up dummies that symbolize death row convicts as they celebrate after a court delivered a death sentence verdict for former leader Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad’s Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006. Iraq’s High Tribunal on Sunday found Saddam Hussein guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to hang, as the visibly shaken former leader shouted ‘God is great!’ (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

But the Left wishes it didn’t have to be this way…

Democrat Senator Jay Rockefeller: “The world would be better off today if the United States had never invaded Iraq — even if it means Saddam Hussein would still be running Iraq.”

Amnesty International condemns Saddam trial, death sentences

UCONN Student Paper: Saddam Is Better For Iraq Than The U.S.

The European Union asks for mercy for the hundreds of thousands of innocent victims that Saddam Hussein killed. Not really, they condemn Saddam’s death sentence.