Of course the entire trial was a show concocted for political purposes. While war crimes were being committed just outside the courthouse, a hand-picked court condemned the former Iraqi dictator to die. The very timing of the sentence was a clear attempt to lift the electoral fortunes of the Republican Party for the elections.
Dont get me wrong, I do believe Saddam should be tried for crimes they committed against the Iraqi people, but surely the US has no right to oversee the trial while they themselves are committing war crimes in Iraq and are resposible for the lost lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi people, not too mention torture, rape and destruction of entire cities as well.
If Saddam is to be hung, Bush and the rest of his cronies should be hung with him, and that goes for every single democrat that voted for the war as well.