Got him

The fall of tyrants is never a neutral act nor indifferent. It is always a moment when the happiness of the history is tested collectively. Saddam in freedom, several months after the fall of the dictatorship, symbolised the American impotence to rejoin the complicity of the Iraqis. Even if the skin of Saddam Hussein were not explicitly one of the American goals of war, even if resistance continues at the same rate/rhythm, his capture constitutes a turning point of the war and post-war period. Actually, it's a psychological turning and a political turning too. Americans did not gain peace, far from it, they gained an undeniable victory in Iraq, which Mr Bush needed to contest the next presidential election. International diplomacy took a sharp turn immediately. The war could not be justified by the waving of a magic wand, but the page of the intractable weapons of massive destruction was abruptly turned: the Saddam mortgage being raised, it may not be possible now anymore to put pressure on Bush for the American failure in Iraq. From now on, even the opponents like the EU leaders would like to take their share in rebuilding Iraq and restoration of sovereignty. The psychological impact of capturing Saddam could be great.