Two days: 5th and 8th of November 2006 will be significant dates for future historians. Representing book ends in the histories of both the United States and Iraq; reflecting their painfully intertwined pasts. Sunday 5th November, Iraqi courts announced that Saddam Hussein will be executed for crimes against humanity, marking the end of his iconic presence in Iraq's history. Wednesday 8th November, defeat in midterm elections for Bush and the Republicans, leads to the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense. As a principal architect of the war, his departure could possibly mark the end of a sorry chapter in Iraqi and depending on your viewpoint, US history. The appointment of Robert Gates and Democrat control of Congress will without doubt create a change of course for both countries and their relationship.
Rumsfeld and Saddam infamously met in 1983, sent their armies to battle each other 20 years later, and now have been consigned to face ignominious places in history within the space of the last four days.
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