Mostly agreed
Except (you knew there had to be one, didn't you?):
We don't have to bow down to anyone else as a moral authority. We have to adhere to the same principles that we purport to represent to others, in other words, the moral authority to which we must bow is the one we say we represent.
In view of the fact that so many have asserted "moral authority" as a motive and justification for our presence in Iraq, I should think that a little public breast-beating over anything that even permits the comparison with Saddam would not be out of line. As well as the pursuit of justice and the re-establishment of discipline more in line with what we represent.