re: #83 albusteve

even after GB killed Saddam, I don’t think his popularity exactly skyrocketed

Saddam’s trial was the only story on the news for months…the White House milked that for all it was worth…then his hanging was broadcast on Youtube and suddenly everyone distanced themselves from his capture because they didn’t want to be associated with the lynch mob mentality it portrayed. It also didn’t help that one of his deputies heads popped off when he was getting hung. Not good prime time entertainment.