He's about as popular as the plague, except for blood relations. The insurgency didn't really pick up speed until Saddam was captured. After that, people who joined weren't risking being labelled as his supporters.
...although Saddam's a pretty old guy now and no longer has heirs (since Oody and Coody are out of the picture) - a successor isn't very clear if Saddam were to take a dirt nap.
Too many people with good reason to hate Saddam. There's a big difference between a Saddam who has lost power and his bodyguards vs. a Saddam who still has control of the military. My guess is that the only people/things they hate more than Saddam would be us at this point.
Saddam is not the only one on trial, btw. I am not a Saddam fan yet I feel that this trial is a sham. He supposedly ordered the execution of 140 Shi'ites. The Shi'ites tried to overthrow him. Would US people who have tried to overthrow a Pres. get the DP?
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