But judging from the big improvement in governance experienced, and evolving positively every day, in Afghanistan under US, Allied, and UN guidance, there's an excellent chance that the next government of Iraq will also be a vast improvement on Saddam Hussein. (In fact, that's the secret fear of many Arab dictators in the region - the new gov't in Iraq will shame them into unwanted democratic reforms)

As for the economy of Iraq and the related condition of the Iraq people, it will greatly improve with the regime change, as oil revenues will double and triple over time, and billions of $$ will no longer be squandered on scores of obscene presidential palaces and hidden foreign bank accounts for Saddam Hussein.