[quote name='hhhdx4']youre a fool if you think the US government didn't play a part in it, and while granted he had it coming, Iraq was a secondary player in this.[/QUOTE]
Actually our (the US) people in Iraq tried to delay the execution by requiring a bunch of last minute paperwork. Unfortunately they whipped it up incredibly quickly and he was released from our custody. They knew it would be a powder keg if he was executed on the day he was executed and they did their best to stop it but they just ran out of options.