The death of Hussein’s sons could be good or bad:
The killing of Saddam Hussein’s two eldest sons in a battle with American soldiers in northern Iraq could be an important victory in a campaign to control, and even end, the guerrilla-style insurgency that has almost daily killed or wounded coalition troops, administration and military officials said here.
The assault that killed Qusay and Uday Hussein could set off an immediate wave of retribution attacks, officials said, but the deaths should also embolden more Iraqis to come forward with crucial information to energize the military’s anti-guerrilla operations.
Thanks. Some Iraqi’s are less ambivalent:
Baghdad’s curfew was broken by the crackle of gunfire as word spread last night that Saddam’s hated sons had been killed.
“It’s a celebration, people have heard about what happened,” a US military spokesman said.
On the streets, many Iraqis were prepared to speak out for the first time about Uday and Qusay. But while some celebrated their deaths, others wished they had been captured alive. Alaa Hamed, regularly beaten with clubs while he worked as a producer for Uday’s television station, said: “I don’t want him dead. I want to torture him first.”
Shopkeeper Abu Muhammed said: “This is very good news. Uday, Qusay, and Saddam are the ones who ruined this country.”