Sadam Was Convicted

The papers read: Hussein Convicted Today
And all the White House shouts "Hooray!"
"A victory for democracy," they all declare,
While another soldier dies, blown up in a snare.

No one remembers that back in '68,
Before President Nixon's Watergate,
The CIA backed an Iraqi coup
That put Sadam in charge as #2.
Nor do many people seem to recall,
The planes, the bombs, the guns and all,
We gave him to fight against the Shah,
In a war fought badly, bloody and raw.

So, now a man we helped to gain power,
Gets a final meal, clean clothes, and a shower.
What will this prove? Has justice been done?
Will our soldiers come home? Has Iraq been won?
Is it "Mission Accomplished" time yet, Mr. President?
Will you give us speeches again about why we went?
There's been no smoking gun, no mushroom cloud,
Just flag-draped coffins and trumpets playing loud.