If memory serves, that was a common turn-of-phrase directed at JPII when he warned us of the Iraq misadventure. Right now, his words appear prophetic. Let me know when you (or anyone who's currently trumpeting Iraqi liberation) are planning a move to or even a vacation in Baghdad.
Saddam is yesterday's news. Irrelevant. Totally and utterly. He is a total non-factor in the jihad against America and the wider Islamic resurgence.
In fact, I'll go even further. His execution will aggravate the present Iraqi anarchy.
The death penalty is, in some cases, necessary. The campaign by some (not all) of the Church hierarchy to eliminate it goes against 2000 years of the Church's teachings, and the clear statement in the catechism.
Last I heard, neither JPII or B??? were experts in criminology, and, since the topic of civil application of the death penalty is not a "matter of faith or morals", their opinions on the subject are no better than yours and mine.
Oh, and no, I don't think Saddam's execution will aggravate anything.